An Ancillary Method for Adrenal Venous Sampling in Cases in Which Right Adrenal Vein Sampling Is Difficult

Autor: Akira Yamamoto, Takeshi Fukunaga, Mitsuru Takeuchi, Hiroki Nakamura, Akihiko Kanki, Atsushi Higaki, Tsutomu Tamada
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Diagnostics, Vol 13, Iss 4, p 649 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4418
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13040649
Popis: Catheterization of the right adrenal vein (rt.AdV) to obtain blood samples can often be difficult. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether blood sampling from the inferior vena cava (IVC) at its juncture with the rt.AdV can be an ancillary to sampling of blood directly from the rt.AdV. This study included 44 patients diagnosed with primary aldosteronism (PA) in whom AVS with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) was performed, resulting in a diagnosis of idiopathic hyperaldosteronism (IHA) (n = 24), and patients diagnosed with unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) (n = 20; rt.APA = 8, lt.APA = 12). In addition to regular blood sampling, blood was also sampled from the IVC, as the substitute rt.AdV [S-rt.AdV]. Diagnostic performance with the conventional lateralized index (LI) and the modified LI using the S-rt.AdV were compared to examine the utility of the modified LI. The modified LI of the rt.APA (0.4 ± 0.4) was significantly lower than those of the IHA (1.4 ± 0.7) (p < 0.001) and the lt.APA (3.5 ± 2.0) (p < 0.001). The modified LI of the lt.APA was significantly higher than those of the IHA (p < 0.001) and rt.APA (p < 0.001). Likelihood ratios to diagnose rt.APA and lt.APA using the modified LI with threshold values of 0.3 and 3.1 were 27.0, and 18.6, respectively. The modified LI has the potential to be an ancillary method for rt.AdV sampling in cases in which rt.AdV sampling is difficult. Obtaining the modified LI is extremely simple, which might complement conventional AVS.
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