Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Adrenal vein sampling is often touted as a “gold standard” method to select patients for the surgical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with primary aldosteronism undergoing adrenal vein sampling, the administration of ...

BOSTON — Screening all resistant-hypertensive patients for primary aldosteronism and surgically treating those who are candidates is cost-effective compared with lifelong medical therapy, a new study ...

For patients allergic to iodine contrast media (ICM), dexamethasone premedication prior to adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is a safe and more effective alternative to prednisone and other approaches ...

For patients with primary hyperaldosteronism, AVS is sometimes essential in identifying whether excess aldosterone production originates from one or both adrenal glands. This precision allows doctors ...