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Dexamethasone a Safe Premedication Option for Patients With Primary Aldosteronism Who Are Allergic to Iodine Contrast Media

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 ...
Healio

Adrenal vein sampling may expose patients with primary aldosteronism to excess radiation

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

Young patients with primary aldosteronism may avoid adrenal vein sampling

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The number of centers with successful [adrenal vein sampling] programs is limited due to the degree of ...
Nature

Lateralization index but not contralateral suppression at adrenal vein sampling predicts improvement in blood pressure after adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism

After the biochemical diagnosis of PA, localization of the source of aldosterone excess is recommended as this determines the need for medical versus surgical management. Localization has been ...