Adrenal vein sampling: Substantial need for technical improvement at regional referral centres

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1399-1404

  Elliott, Panda ^a   Holmes, Daniel T ^b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenal hypertension; Adrenal vein sampling; Conn's syndrome; Mineralocorticoid; Primary aldosteronism

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; RENIN;

ADRENAL VEIN SAMPLING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CANNULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; STIMULATION;

ACTH; ADRENAL HYPERTENSION; ADRENAL VEIN SAMPLING; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN HORMONE; ALDOSTERONE PRODUCING ADENOMA; APA; AVS; BAH; BC; BILATERAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONN'S SYNDROME; INFERIOR VENA CAVA; IVC; LATERALIZATION INDEX; LAV; LEFT ADRENAL VEIN; LI; LIFELABS; LL; MINERALOCORTICOID; PA; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PLASMA RENIN MASS; PRA; PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM; PRM; RAV; RIGHT ADRENAL VEIN; SAC; SELECTIVITY INDEX; SERUM ALDOSTERONE CONCENTRATION; SI; SPH; ST. PAUL'S HOSPITAL;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; ALDOSTERONE; CANADA; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84884352489     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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