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Case detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

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Funder, John W., Carey, Robert M., Fardella, Carlos, Gomez-Sanchez, Celso E., Mantero, Franco, Stowasser, Michael, Young, William F., Montori, Victor M.·2008·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

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OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to develop clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism. PARTICIPANTS: The Task Force comprised a chair, selected by the Clinical Guidelines Subcommittee (CGS) of The Endocrine Society, six additional experts, one methodologist, and a medical writer. The Task Force received no corporate funding or remuneration. EVIDENCE: Systematic reviews of available evidence were used to formulate the key treatment and prevention recommendations. We used the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) group criteria to describe both the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations. We used "recommend" for strong recommendations and "suggest" for weak recommendations. CONSENSUS PROCESS: Consensus was guided by systematic reviews of evidence and discussions during one group meeting, several conference calls, and multiple e-mail communications. The drafts prepared by the task force with the help of a medical writer were reviewed successively by The Endocrine Society's CGS, Clinical Affairs Core Committee (CACC), and Council. The version approved by the CGS and CACC was placed on The Endocrine Society's Web site for comments by members. At each stage of review, the Task Force received written comments and incorporated needed changes. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend case detection of primary aldosteronism be sought in higher risk groups of hypertensive patients and those with hypokalemia by determining the aldosterone-renin ratio under standard conditions and that the condition be confirmed/excluded by one of four commonly used confirmatory tests. We recommend that all patients with primary aldosteronism undergo adrenal computed tomography as the initial study in subtype testing and to exclude adrenocortical carcinoma. We recommend the presence of a unilateral form of primary aldosteronism should be established/excluded by bilateral adrenal venous sampling by an experienced radiologist and, where present, optimally treated by laparoscopic adrenalectomy. We recommend that patients with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, or those unsuitable for surgery, optimally be treated medically by mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists.

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  • Mineralocorticoid excess can be caused by either bilateral hyperplasia or ACA, and these lesions are usually small (<2 cm).

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Authors
Funder, J. W., Carey, R. M., Fardella, C., Gomez-Sanchez, C. E., Mantero, F., Stowasser, M., Young, W. F., & Montori, V. M.
Affiliations
  • Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research (J.W.F.), Clayton VIC 3168, Australia
  • University of Virginia Health System (US)
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
  • G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (C.E.G.-S.), Jackson, Mississippi 39216
  • University of Padua (IT)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • Mayo Clinic (W.F.Y., V.M.M.), Rochester, Minnesota 55902
Venue
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Published
2008-09-01
Volume
93
Issue
9
Pages
3266-3281
ISSN
  • 0021-972X (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7197
OpenAlex
W2156903075
Cited by
1,554
References
145
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FWCI
72.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
Keywords
primary aldosteronism, case finding, aldosterone-renin ratio, confirmatory testing, adrenal computed tomography, unilateral primary aldosteronism, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, hypertension, hypokalemia
MeSH terms
Eplerenone, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists, Algorithms, Catheterization, Combined Modality Therapy, Cosyntropin, Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine, Humans, Hyperaldosteronism, Spironolactone, Reproducibility of Results, Hormone Replacement Therapy

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