Journal
CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 93, Issue 4, Pages 394-403Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cen.14220
Keywords
adrenal vein sampling; aldosterone-renin ratio; discordant lateralization; hypertension; lateralization index; primary aldosteronism; selectivity index
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- Endocrine Society of Australia
- CASS Foundation [7967]
- Heart Foundation [101863]
- Victorian Government
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Background Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is crucial for accurate lateralization of aldosterone excess but it is technically challenging due to the difficulty of adrenal vein cannulation. The use of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) to improve cannulation success is controversial and can lead to discordant lateralization outcomes. Objective To evaluate the utility of ACTH in two centres with different levels of AVS expertise and formulate a strategy for interpreting discordant results. Design A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of AVS results and postoperative patient outcomes. Setting Two large tertiary hospitals with harmonized AVS protocols where adrenal venous samples are collected both before and after ACTH stimulation. Measurements Cannulation success (measured by selectivity index, SI), lateralization (measured by lateralization index, LI) and postoperative biochemical cure. Results Number of AVS procedures judged to have successful bilateral adrenal vein cannulation increased from 53% pre- to 73% post-ACTH. The increase in cannulation success was significantly higher in centre where AVS was performed by multiple radiologists with a lower basal success rate. In both centres, the proportion of cases deemed to display lateralization significantly decreased with the use of ACTH (70% pre- to 52% post-ACTH). Based on postoperative outcomes of patients with discordant results who underwent unilateral adrenalectomy, the combination of LI >3 pre-ACTH and LI >2 post-ACTH was predictive of a biochemical cure. Conclusion Adrenocorticotropic hormone can increase the rate of cannulation success during AVS at the expense of reduced lateralization. The criteria for lateralization should be carefully determined based on local data when ACTH is used.
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