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Parra Ramírez P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Paja Fano M, González Boillos M, Peris BP, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente Delgado A, Gómez Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens Sala M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, Perdomo CM, Manjón-Miguélez L, García Centeno R, Percovich JC, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales-Ruiz M, Calatayud M, Furio Collao SA, Meneses D, Sampedro Nuñez MA, Escudero Quesada V, Mena Ribas E, Sanmartín Sánchez A, Gonzalvo Diaz C, Lamas C, Guerrero-Vázquez R, Del Castillo Tous M, Serrano Gotarredona J, Michalopoulou Alevras T, Moya Mateo EM, Hanzu FA, Araujo-Castro M. Is adrenal venous sampling always necessary to differentiate between unilateral and bilateral primary aldosteronism? Lesson from the SPAIN-ALDO register. Endocrine 2024; 84:683-693. [PMID: 38008883 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-023-03609-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate whether the clinical, biochemical and radiological features of patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) can predict both main subtypes of PA. METHODS A retrospective multicenter study of PA patients followed in 27 Spanish tertiary hospitals (SPAIN-ALDO Register). Only patients with confirmed unilateral or bilateral PA based on adrenal venous sampling (AVS) and/or postsurgical biochemical cure after adrenalectomy were included. Supervised regression techniques were used for model development. RESULTS 328 patients [270 unilateral PA (UPA), 58 bilateral PA (BPA)] were included. The area under the curve (AUC) for aldosterone/potassium ratio and aldosterone responses following saline infusion test were 0.602 [95%CI 0.520 to 0.684] and 0.574 [95% CI 0.446-0.701], respectively, to differentiate UPA from BPA. The AUC was 0.825 [95% 0.764-0.886] when the prediction model with seven parameters - comorbidities (dyslipidemia, cerebrovascular disease, sleep apnea syndrome [SAS]), systolic blood pressure (SBP), plasma aldosterone levels (PAC), hypokalemia and unilateral adrenal nodule >1 cm and normal contralateral adrenal gland on CT/MRI - was used. In patients without comorbidities, hypokalemia, SBP > 160 mmHg, PAC > 40 ng/dL, and unilateral adrenal lesions were associated with a likelihood of having a UPA of 98.5%. The chance of BPA was higher in individuals with comorbidities, SBP < 140 mmHg, normokalemia, low PAC levels, and no adrenal tumors on the CT/MRI (91.5%). CONCLUSION A combination of high PAC, SBP > 160 mmHg, low serum potassium, a unilateral adrenal nodule>1 cm and no comorbidities could predict a UPA with a 98.5% accuracy.
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- Paola Parra Ramírez
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department. OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain
- Medicine Department, Basque Country University, Bilbao, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- General & Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital De Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga. IBIMA Malaga. Spain CIBEROBN, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Royo Villanova, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic. IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Islas Baleares, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario De Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario De Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic. IDIPAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
- University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
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Araujo-Castro M, Parra P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Paja Fano M, González Boillos M, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente Delgado A, Gómez Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens Sala M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, Perdomo CM, Manjón-Miguélez L, García Centeno R, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales-Ruiz M, Calatayud M, Furio Collao SA, Meneses D, Sampedro Nuñez M, Escudero Quesada V, Mena Ribas E, Sanmartín Sánchez A, Gonzalvo Diaz C, Lamas C, del Castillo Tous M, Serrano Gotarredona J, Michalopoulou Alevras T, Moya Mateo EM, Hanzu FA. Differences in the clinical and hormonal presentation of patients with familial and sporadic primary aldosteronism. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1336306. [PMID: 38495792 PMCID: PMC10940345 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1336306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Purpose To compare the clinical and hormonal characteristics of patients with familial hyperaldosteronism (FH) and sporadic primary aldosteronism (PA). Methods A systematic review of the literature was performed for the identification of FH patients. The SPAIN-ALDO registry cohort of patients with no suspicion of FH was chosen as the comparator group (sporadic group). Results A total of 360 FH (246 FH type I, 73 type II, 29 type III, and 12 type IV) cases and 830 sporadic PA patients were included. Patients with FH-I were younger than sporadic cases, and women were more commonly affected (P = 0.003). In addition, the plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) was lower, plasma renin activity (PRA) higher, and hypokalemia (P < 0.001) less frequent than in sporadic cases. Except for a younger age (P < 0.001) and higher diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.006), the clinical and hormonal profiles of FH-II and sporadic cases were similar. FH-III had a distinct phenotype, with higher PAC and higher frequency of hypokalemia (P < 0.001), and presented 45 years before sporadic cases. Nevertheless, the clinical and hormonal phenotypes of FH-IV and sporadic cases were similar, with the former being younger and having lower serum potassium levels. Conclusion In addition to being younger and having a family history of PA, FH-I and III share other typical characteristics. In this regard, FH-I is characterized by a low prevalence of hypokalemia and FH-III by a severe aldosterone excess causing hypokalemia in more than 85% of patients. The clinical and hormonal phenotype of type II and IV is similar to the sporadic cases.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain
- Medicine Department, Basque Country University, Bilbao, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital De Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga, IBIMA, Malaga, Spain
- CIBEROBN, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Royo Villanova, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario De Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario De Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIPAS, Barcelona, Spain
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Herrera-Martínez AD, Román ÁR, Corrales EP, Idrobo C, Ramírez PP, Rojas PM, Lázaro CR, Araujo-Castro M. Adrenal incidentalomas, cortisol secretion and cancer: is there a real crosstalk? Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 14:1335202. [PMID: 38264281 PMCID: PMC10804881 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1335202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Background Cortisol has immunomodulatory effects that increase the risk and evolution of several diseases. Cancer is characterized by a proinflammatory state in which cells exert impaired function and proliferation. The relation between cortisol secretion and increased risk of malignant neoplasm, or their behavior, has not been fully elucidated. Aim To determine the relation between cortisol secretion and the prevalence and clinical outcome of malignant neoplasms in patients with adrenal incidentalomas (AIs). Methods Multicenter retrospective study that included 935 patients with AIs. Cortisol secretion was defined by a cortisol post-dexamethasone suppression test > 1.8 µg/dL, and nonfunctioning AIs (NFAIs) as a value ≤ 1.8 µg/dL. Results Cortisol secretion was evident in 30.8% of the patients and cancer in 23.6% (especially breast, colorectal, prostate and thyroid cancer). No differences in the cancer prevalence were found between patients with cortisol secretion and NFAIs (63.6% vs. 63.4%, p=0.10). After adjusting by age, cortisol secretion was not associated with the presence of cancer (OR 1.29, CI 0.93-1.78). However, cortisol secretion was significantly associated with stage IV of cancer at diagnosis (OR 2.68, CI 1.19- 6.00) and mortality (OR 3.2, CI 1.28- 7.97). Patients with NFAI and breast cancer required treatment with chemo- and radio-therapy more frequently that patients with cortisol secreting AI (90% vs 10% and 92.9% vs 7.1% respectively, p<0.05), similarly patients with prostate cancer required radiotherapy more frequently (90.9% vs 9.1%, p=0.05); also, patients with colorectal cancer and NFAI, tended to require chemotherapy more frequently(76.5% vs 23.5%, p=0.06). Conclusion Cortisol secretion does not increase the risk of malignant neoplasm, but it affects its clinical course, treatment requirements and mortality, leading to a worst prognosis and higher mortality when compared with patients with NFAIs.
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- Aura D. Herrera-Martínez
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Reina Sofia, Córdoba, Spain
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Reina Sofia, Córdoba, Spain
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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Parra Ramírez P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Paja Fano M, González-Boillos M, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente Delgado A, Gómez Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens Sala M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, Perdomo CM, Manjón-Miguélez L, Rebollo Román Á, Robles Lázaro C, Morales-Ruiz M, Calatayud M, Andree Furio Collao S, Meneses D, Sampedro-Nuñez MA, Mena Ribas E, Sanmartín Sánchez A, Gonzalvo Diaz C, Lamas C, Guerrero-Vázquez R, Del Castillo Tous M, Serrano Gotarredona J, Michalopoulou Alevras T, Tenés Rodrigo S, Roa Chamorro R, Jaen Aguila F, Moya Mateo EM, Hanzu FA, Araujo-Castro M. Renin as a Biomarker to Guide Medical Treatment in Primary Aldosteronism Patients. Findings from the SPAIN-ALDO Registry. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2024; 31:43-53. [PMID: 38225508 DOI: 10.1007/s40292-023-00618-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Primary aldosteronism (PA) is associated with several cardiometabolic comorbidities. Specific treatment by mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) or adrenalectomy has been reported to reduce the cardiometabolic risk. However, the cardiovascular benefit could depend on plasma renin levels in patients on MRA. AIM To compare the development of cardiovascular, renal and metabolic complications between medically treated patients with PA and those who underwent adrenalectomy, taking the renin status during MRA treatment into account. METHODS A multicenter retrospective study (SPAIN-ALDO Register) of patients with PA treated at 35 Spanish tertiary hospitals. Patients on MRA were divided into two groups based on renin suppression (n = 90) or non-suppression (n = 70). Both groups were also compared to unilateral PA patients (n = 275) who achieved biochemical cure with adrenalectomy. RESULTS Adrenalectomized patients were younger, had higher plasma aldosterone concentration, and lower potassium levels than MRA group. Patients on MRA had similar baseline characteristics when stratified into treatment groups with suppressed and unsuppressed renin. 97 (55.1%) of 176 patients without comorbidities at diagnosis, developed at least one comorbidity during follow-up (median 12 months vs. 12.5 months' follow-up after starting MRA and surgery, respectively). Surgery group had a lower risk of developing new cardiovascular events (HR 0.40 [95% CI 0.18-0.90]) than MRA group. Surgical treatment improved glycemic and blood pressure control, increased serum potassium levels, and required fewer antihypertensive drugs than medical treatment. However, there were no differences in the cardiometabolic profile or the incidence of new comorbidities between the groups with suppressed and unsuppressed renin levels (HR 0.95 [95% CI 0.52-1.73]). CONCLUSION Cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic events were comparable in MRA patients with unsuppressed and suppressed renin. Effective surgical treatment of PA was associated with a decreased incidence of new cardiovascular events when compared to MRA therapy.
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- Paola Parra Ramírez
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain
- University of the Basque Country UPC/EHU, Bilbao, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Colmenar Viejo Street km 9, 28034, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital De Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga, IBIMA Malaga, Málaga, Spain
- CIBEROBN, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma, Islas Baleares, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma, Islas Baleares, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIPAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Colmenar Viejo Street km 9, 28034, Madrid, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
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Ruiz-Sánchez JG, Paja-Fano M, González Boillos M, Pla Peris B, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Parra Ramírez P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Vicente Delgado A, Gómez Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens Sala M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, García González JJ, Perdomo CM, Manjón Miguélez L, García Centeno R, Percovich JC, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales-Ruiz M, Hanzu FA, Araujo-Castro M. Effect of Obesity on Clinical Characteristics of Primary Aldosteronism Patients at Diagnosis and Postsurgical Response. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 109:e379-e388. [PMID: 37428898 PMCID: PMC10735298 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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CONTEXT Patients with obesity have an overactivated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) that is associated with essential hypertension. However, the influence of obesity in primary aldosteronism (PA) is unknown. OBJECTIVE We analyzed the effect of obesity on the characteristics of PA, and the association between obesity and RAAS components. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted of the Spanish PA Registry (SPAIN-ALDO Registry), which included patients with PA seen at 20 tertiary centers between 2018 and 2022. Differences between patients with and without obesity were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 415 patients were included; 189 (45.5%) with obesity. Median age was 55 years (range, 47.3-65.2 years) and 240 (58.4%) were male. Compared to those without obesity, patients with obesity had higher rates of diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, obstructive apnea syndrome, left ventricular hypertrophy, prior cardiovascular events, higher means of systolic blood pressure, and required more antihypertensive drugs. Patients with PA and obesity also had higher values of serum glucose, glycated hemoglobin A1c, creatinine, uric acid, and triglycerides, and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Levels of blood aldosterone (PAC) and renin were similar between patients with and without obesity. Body mass index was not correlated with PAC nor renin. The rates of adrenal lesions on imaging studies, as well as the rates of unilateral disease assessed by adrenal vein sampling or I-6β-iodomethyl-19-norcholesterol scintigraphy, were similar between groups. CONCLUSION Obesity in PA patients involves a worse cardiometabolic profile, and need for more antihypertensive drugs but similar PAC and renin levels, and rates of adrenal lesions and lateral disease than patients without obesity. However, obesity implicates a lower rate of hypertension cure after adrenalectomy.
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- Jorge Gabriel Ruiz-Sánchez
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS FJD, UAM), Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Medicine Department, Basque Country University, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, 12004 Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, 12004 Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- General & Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Institut Català de la Salut Girona, 17007 Girona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga, IBIMA, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- CIBEROBN, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, 28702 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, 28007 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Reina Sofía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Royo Villanova, 50015 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERDEM, Universitat de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, 28801 Madrid, Spain
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Herrera-Martínez AD, Rebollo Román Á, Pascual Corrales E, Idrobo C, Parra Ramírez P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Robles Lázaro C, Marginean DL, Araujo-Castro M. Adrenal Incidentalomas and Other Endocrine-Related Adenomas: How Much Does Cortisol Secretion Matter? Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4735. [PMID: 37835429 PMCID: PMC10572012 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15194735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Background: Adrenal incidentalomas (AI) are frequent findings in clinical practice. About 40% of AIs are associated with hypercortisolism of variable severity. Although mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) has been associated with the impaired clinical outcome of several diseases, its effect on the development of benign neoplasms is unknown. Aim: To compare the prevalence of adenomas (thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary and other locations) in patients with nonfunctioning AIs (NFAIs) and MACS. Methods: A multicenter, retrospective study of patients with AIs evaluated in four tertiary hospitals was performed. Results: A total of 923 patients were included. Most patients were male (53.6%), with a mean age at diagnosis of 62.4 ± 11.13 years; 21.7% presented with bilateral AIs. MACS was observed in 29.9% (n = 276) of patients, while 69.9% (n = 647) were NFAIs. Adenomas in locations other than the adrenal gland were observed in 36% of the studied population, with a similar distribution in patients with MACS and NFAIs (33% vs. 32%; p > 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the prevalence of pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid or other endocrine-related adenomas between both groups, but the prevalence of metabolic comorbidities and mortality was increased in patients with MACS, specifically in patients with thyroid and other endocrine-related adenomas (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Adenomas in locations other than the adrenal glands occur in one third of patients with AIs. Mild autonomous hypercortisolism does not affect the prevalence of other endocrine-related adenomas but is associated with increased metabolic comorbidities and mortality, especially in patients with thyroid adenomas and adenomas in other locations.
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- Aura D. Herrera-Martínez
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Reina Sofia, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (Á.R.R.); (D.L.M.)
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Reina Sofia, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (Á.R.R.); (D.L.M.)
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain (C.I.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain (C.I.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital La Paz, 28034 Madrid, Spain (P.M.R.-M.)
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Reina Sofia, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (Á.R.R.); (D.L.M.)
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain (C.I.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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Araujo-Castro M, Paja Fano M, Pla Peris B, González Boillos M, Pascual-Corrales E, García-Cano AM, Parra Ramírez P, Rojas-Marcos PM, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente A, Gómez-Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, Perdomo C, Manjón L, García-Centeno R, Percovich JC, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales M, Calatayud M, Collao SAF, Meneses D, Sampedro Nuñez MA, Escudero Quesada V, Ribas EM, Sanmartín Sánchez A, Diaz CG, Lamas C, Guerrero-Vázquez R, del Castillo Tous M, Serrano J, Michalopoulou T, Moya Mateo EM, Hanzu F. Autonomous cortisol secretion in patients with primary aldosteronism: prevalence and implications on cardiometabolic profile and on surgical outcomes. Endocr Connect 2023; 12:e230043. [PMID: 37410097 PMCID: PMC10448600 DOI: 10.1530/ec-23-0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) and its implications on cardiometabolic and surgical outcomes. Methods This is a retrospective multicenter study of PA patients who underwent 1 mg dexamethasone-suppression test (DST) during diagnostic workup in 21 Spanish tertiary hospitals. ACS was defined as a cortisol post-DST >1.8 µg/dL (confirmed ACS if >5 µg/dL and possible ACS if 1.8-5 µg/dL) in the absence of specific clinical features of hypercortisolism. The cardiometabolic profile was compared with a control group with ACS without PA (ACS group) matched for age and DST levels. Results The prevalence of ACS in the global cohort of patients with PA (n = 176) was 29% (ACS-PA; n = 51). Ten patients had confirmed ACS and 41 possible ACS. The cardiometabolic profile of ACS-PA and PA-only patients was similar, except for older age and larger tumor size of the adrenal lesion in the ACS-PA group. When comparing the ACS-PA group (n = 51) and the ACS group (n = 78), the prevalence of hypertension (OR 7.7 (2.64-22.32)) and cardiovascular events (OR 5.0 (2.29-11.07)) was higher in ACS-PA patients than in ACS patients. The coexistence of ACS in patients with PA did not affect the surgical outcomes, the proportion of biochemical cure and clinical cure being similar between ACS-PA and PA-only groups. Conclusion Co-secretion of cortisol and aldosterone affects almost one-third of patients with PA. Its occurrence is more frequent in patients with larger tumors and advanced age. However, the cardiometabolic and surgical outcomes of patients with ACS-PA and PA-only are similar.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal & Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
- University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Hospital Universitario de Basurton & Basque Country University, Medicine Department, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal & Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario La Paz Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of General & Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Institut Català de la Salut Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga, IBIMA Malaga, Spain CIBEROBN, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias & Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Rollo Villanova, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Islas Baleares, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Islas Baleares, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario De Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario De Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Clinic, IDIPAS, Barcelona, Spain
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Araujo-Castro M, Paja Fano M, González Boillos M, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Parra Ramírez P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Vicente Delgado A, Casteràs A, Puig A, García Sanz I, Díaz Guardiola P, Robles Lázaro C, Núñez MAS, Guerrero-Vázquez R, Del Castillo Tous M, Michalopoulou Alevras T, Tenes Rodrigo S, Hanzu FA. Diagnostic Accuracy of Adrenal Iodine-131 6-Beta-Iodomethyl-19-Norcholesterol Scintigraphy for the Subtyping of Primary Aldosteronism. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1934. [PMID: 37509573 PMCID: PMC10377416 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11071934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the 131I-6β-iodomethyl-19-norcholesterol (NP-59) adrenal scintigraphy for the subtyping diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA), considering as gold standard for the diagnosis of unilateral PA (UPA), either the results of the adrenal venous sampling (AVS) or the outcome after adrenalectomy. METHODS A retrospective multicenter study was performed on PA patients from 14 Spanish tertiary hospitals who underwent NP-59 scintigraphy with an available subtyping diagnosis. Patients were classified as UPA if biochemical cure was achieved after adrenalectomy or/and if an AVS lateralization index > 4 with ACTH stimulation or >2 without ACTH stimulation was observed. Patients were classified as having bilateral PA (BPA) if the AVS lateralization index was ≤4 with ACTH or ≤2 without ACTH stimulation or if there was evidence of bilateral adrenal nodules >1 cm in each adrenal gland detected by CT/MRI. RESULTS A total of 86 patients with PA were included (70.9% (n = 61) with UPA and 29.1% (n = 25) with BPA). Based on the NP-59 scintigraphy results, 16 patients showed normal suppressed adrenal gland uptake, and in the other 70 cases, PA was considered unilateral in 49 patients (70%) and bilateral in 21 (30%). Based on 59-scintigraphy results, 10.4% of the patients with unilateral uptake had BPA, and 27.3% of the cases with bilateral uptake had UPA. The AUC of the ROC curve of the NP-59 scintigraphy for PA subtyping was 0.812 [0.707-0.916]. Based on the results of the CT/MRI and NP-59 scintigraphy, only 6.7% of the patients with unilateral uptake had BPA, and 24% of the cases with bilateral uptake had UPA. The AUC of the ROC curve of the model combining CT/MRI and 59-scintigraphy results for subtyping PA was 0.869 [0.782-0.957]. CONCLUSION The results of NP-59 scintigraphy in association with the information provided by the CT/MRI may be useful for PA subtyping. However, their diagnostic accuracy is only moderate. Therefore, it should be considered a second-line diagnostic tool when AVS is not an option.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
- Medicine Department, University of Alcalá, 28801 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
- Medicine Department, Basque Country University, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, 12004 Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Vall Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Vall Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- General & Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, 28702 Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIPAS, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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Araujo-Castro M, Parra Ramírez P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, García Centeno R, Gracia Gimeno P, Tomé Fernández-Ladreda M, Sampedro Núñez MA, Higueruela C, Robles Lázaro C. Nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas with cortisol post-dexamethasone suppression test >0.9 µg/dL have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease than those with values ≤0.9 µg/dL. Endocrine 2023; 79:384-391. [PMID: 36261701 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-03228-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To analyze the differences in the cardiometabolic profile in patients with nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas (NFAI) with post-dexamethasone suppression test (DST) cortisol ≤1.4 µg/dL (NFAI ≤ 1.4) and those with post-DST cortisol >1.4 µg/dL (NFAI > 1.4) and between NFAI with post-DST cortisol ≤0.9 µg/dL (NFAI ≤ 0.9) and those with levels >0.9 µg/dL (NFAI > 0.9). METHODS Multicenter retrospective observational study of patients with NFAIs. NFAI was defined as an adrenal incidentaloma with negative hormonal study (including metanephrines, post-DST cortisol ≤1.8 µg/dL and aldosterone/renin ratio when screening was indicated). Autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) development was defined as an NFAIs in which post-DST serum cortisol >1.8 µg/dL were evidenced during hormonal follow-up evaluation. RESULTS A total of 593 NFAI were included. Based on the 1.4 µg/dL threshold in the DST, most of the NFAI were classified as NFAI ≤ 1.4 (74.5%). Patients in the NFAI > 1.4 group were older than those in the NFAI ≤ 1.4 group, but there was no difference in the cardiometabolic profile after adjusting for age. A total of 69.5% of the patients had DST > 0.9 µg/dl. They were older and had a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease than NFAI ≤ 0.9, even after adjusting by age (adjusted OR = 2.23 [1.10-4.53]). Patients in the NFAI > 1.4 group developed ACS more commonly than the NFAI ≤ 1.4 group (23.5% vs. 7.44%, P < 0.001). However, when the threshold of 0.9 µg/dL was considered, no difference was found between NFAI ≤ 0.9 and NFAI > 0.9 (P = 0.126). CONCLUSION The threshold of 1.4 µg/dL in the DST is useful to predict which patients with NFAI had a higher risk of ACS development during follow-up; and the threshold of 0.9 µg/dL to identify those patients with NFAI with a higher cardiovascular risk.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
- University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Royo Villanueva, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Araujo-Castro M, Paja Fano M, González Boillos M, Pla Peris B, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Parra Ramírez P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente Delgado A, Gómez Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens Sala M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, García González JJ, Perdomo CM, Manjón Miguélez L, García Centeno R, Percovich JC, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales-Ruiz M, Hanzu FA. Predictive model of hypertension resolution after adrenalectomy in primary aldosteronism: the SPAIN-ALDO score. J Hypertens 2022; 40:2486-2493. [PMID: 36018220 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a predictive model of hypertension resolution after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA), based on their presurgical characteristics. METHODS A retrospective multicenter study of PA patients in follow-up in 20 Spanish tertiary hospitals between 2018 and 2021 was performed (SPAIN-ALDO Register). Clinical response postadrenalectomy was classified according to the primary aldosteronism surgical outcome (PASO) consensus criteria. The predictive model was developed using a multivariate logistic regression model with the estimation of all possible equations. RESULTS A total of 146 patients (54.8% females; mean age of 51.5 ± 10.9 years) with PA who underwent unilateral adrenalectomy were included. After a mean follow-up of 29.1 ± 30.43 months after surgery, hypertension cure was obtained in 37.7% ( n = 55) of the patients. The predictive model with the highest diagnostic accuracy to predict hypertension cure combined the variables female sex, use of two or fewer antihypertensive medications, hypertension grade 1, without type 2 diabetes and nonobesity. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of this model was 0.841 [0.769-0.914]. Based on this model, the group of patients with a higher probability of cure (80.4%) were those without type 2 diabetes, BMI <30 kg/m 2 , female sex, hypertension grade 1 and who use two or fewer antihypertensives. Our predictive model offered a slightly higher diagnostic accuracy than Wachtel's (area under the curve [AUC]: 0.809), Utsumi's (AUC: 0.804) and Zarnegar's (AUC: 0.796) models and was similar than the Burello's (AUC: 0.833) model. CONCLUSION Female sex, use of two or fewer antihypertensive medications, hypertension grade 1, no type 2 diabetes and nonobesity may predict hypertension cure after adrenalectomy in patients with PA. Our score provides a potential tool to guide preoperative patient counseling.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS)
- University of Alcalá, Madrid
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain & Basque Country University, Medicine Department, Bilbao
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department. Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS)
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid
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- General & Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Institut Català de la Salut Girona, Girona
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga, IBIMA Malaga, CIBEROBN, Madrid
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo & Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA)
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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Araujo-Castro M, Paja Fano M, González Boillos M, Pla Peris B, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Parra Ramírez P, Rojas-Marcos PM, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente Delgado A, Gómez Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens Sala M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, García González JJ, Perdomo CM, Manjón Miguélez L, García Centeno R, Percovich JC, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales-Ruiz M, Hanzu FA. Adrenal venous sampling in primary aldosteronism: Experience of a Spanish multicentric study (Results from the SPAIN-ALDO Register). Endocrine 2022; 78:363-372. [PMID: 35751774 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-03122-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of adrenal venous sampling (AVS) performance in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA), the main reasons for its non-performance, and the success and complications rate of this procedure in Spain. Moreover, the concordance between CT/MRI and AVS for PA subtyping was evaluated. METHODS A retrospective multicenter study of PA patient follow-up in 20 Spanish tertiary hospitals between 2018-2021 was performed (SPAIN-ALDO Register). RESULTS Of the 440 patients with PA included in the study, 153 underwent AVS (34.8%). The main reasons for not performing AVS were: patient rejection to the procedure, low catheterization rate in the center and unilateral disease based on CT/MRI. The overall success rate was 44.4% (the left adrenal vein was properly canulated in 77.8% and the right adrenal vein in 48.4%). Only 3 patients experienced minor complications. In the 45 patients with unilateral disease according to AVS, CT/MRI indicated bilateral disease or normal adrenal glands in 17. In the 23 patients with bilateral disease, CT/MRI indicated unilateral disease in 14. However, no significant differences were observed in biochemical response (P = 0.051) and hypertension resolution (P = 0.150) between patients who underwent surgery based on CT/MRI results and those who underwent surgery based on AVS results. CONCLUSION In our setting, AVS is still an underused technique in patients with PA. The low experience and success rate in AVS partially justify these results. More training for providers and patients needs to be done to include appropriate well performed AVS in the diagnosis algorithm of PA.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
- University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department. OSI Bilbao-Basurto, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain
- Basque Country University, Medicine Department, Bilbao, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- General & Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Institut Català de la Salut Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga. IBIMA, Malaga, Spain
- CIBEROBN, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Rollo Villanueva, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Complejo Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic. IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department. Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
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Parra Ramírez P, Rojas-Marcos PM, Paja Fano M, González Boillos M, Pascual-Corrales E, García-Cano A, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente A, Gómez-Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens M, Pla Peris B, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, Jesús García González J, Perdomo C, Manjón L, García-Centeno R, Percovich JC, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales M, Hanzu F, Araujo-Castro M. Differences in the presentation and evolution of primary aldosteronism in elderly (≥65 years) and young patients (<65 years). Endocr Connect 2022; 11:EC-22-0169. [PMID: 35583179 PMCID: PMC9254285 DOI: 10.1530/ec-22-0169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the presentation and evolution of primary aldosteronism (PA) in the elderly (≥65 years) and young patients (<65 years). METHODS A retrospective multicenter study was performed in 20 Spanish hospitals of PA patients in follow-up between 2018 and 2021. RESULTS Three hundred fifty-two patients with PA <65 years and 88 patients ≥65 years were included. Older PA patients had a two-fold higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and cerebrovascular disease, but these differences disappeared after adjusting for hypertension duration. At diagnosis, diastolic blood pressure was lower than in young patients (83.3 ± 11.54 vs 91.6 ± 14.46 mmHg, P < 0.0001). No differences in the rate of overall correct cannulation (56.5% vs 42.3%, P = 0.206) or the diagnosis of unilaterality (76.9% vs 62.5%, P = 0.325) in the adrenal venous sampling (AVS) was observed between the elderly and young groups. However, there was a lower proportion of PA patients who underwent adrenalectomy in the elderly group than in the younger group (22.7% (n = 20) vs 37.5% (n = 132), P = 0.009). Nevertheless, no differences in the rate of postsurgical biochemical (100% (n = 14) vs 92.8% (n = 90), P = 0.299) and hypertension cure (38.6% (n = 51) vs 25.0% (n = 5), P = 0.239) were observed between both groups. CONCLUSION Older patients with PA have a worse cardiometabolic profile than young patients with PA that it is related to a longer duration of hypertension. However, the results of the AVS, and adrenalectomy are similar in both groups. Therefore, the management of elderly patients with PA should be based not only on age, but rather on the overall medical, physical, social, and mental characteristics of the patients.
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- Paola Parra Ramírez
- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence should be addressed to P Parra Ramírez or M Araujo-Castro: or
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain
- Medicine Department, Basque Country University, Bilbao, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemistry Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Complejo Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- General & Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Josep Trueta, Servei d’Endocrinologia, Girona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Complejo Hospitalario Málaga (Hospital Virgen de la Victoria), IBIMA Malaga, Malaga, Spain
- CIBEROBN, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Royo Villanova, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department-CDB, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
- University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence should be addressed to P Parra Ramírez or M Araujo-Castro: or
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Araujo-Castro M, García Centeno R, Robles Lázaro C, Parra Ramírez P, Gracia Gimeno P, Rojas-Marcos PM, Fernández-Ladreda MT, Percovich Hualpa JC, Sampedro Núñez M, López-García MC, Lamas C, Álvarez Escolá C, Calatayud Gutiérrez M, Blanco Carrera C, de Miguel Novoa P, Valdés Gallego N, Hanzu F, Marazuela M, Mora Porta M, Mínguez Ojeda C, García Gómez Muriel I, Escobar-Morreale HF, Valderrabano P. Predictive model of pheochromocytoma based on the imaging features of the adrenal tumours. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2671. [PMID: 35177692 PMCID: PMC8854552 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06655-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The purpose of our study was to develop a predictive model to rule out pheochromocytoma among adrenal tumours, based on unenhanced computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features. We performed a retrospective multicentre study of 1131 patients presenting with adrenal lesions including 163 subjects with histological confirmation of pheochromocytoma (PHEO), and 968 patients showing no clinical suspicion of pheochromocytoma in whom plasma and/or urinary metanephrines and/or catecholamines were within reference ranges (non-PHEO). We found that tumour size was significantly larger in PHEO than non-PHEO lesions (44.3 ± 33.2 versus 20.6 ± 9.2 mm respectively; P < 0.001). Mean unenhanced CT attenuation was higher in PHEO (52.4 ± 43.1 versus 4.7 ± 17.9HU; P < 0.001). High lipid content in CT was more frequent among non-PHEO (83.6% versus 3.8% respectively; P < 0.001); and this feature alone had 83.6% sensitivity and 96.2% specificity to rule out pheochromocytoma with an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC-ROC) of 0.899. The combination of high lipid content and tumour size improved the diagnostic accuracy (AUC-ROC 0.961, sensitivity 88.1% and specificity 92.3%). The probability of having a pheochromocytoma was 0.1% for adrenal lesions smaller than 20 mm showing high lipid content in CT. Ninety percent of non-PHEO presented loss of signal in the “out of phase” MRI sequence compared to 39.0% of PHEO (P < 0.001), but the specificity of this feature for the diagnosis of non-PHEO lesions low. In conclusion, our study suggests that sparing biochemical screening for pheochromocytoma might be reasonable in patients with adrenal lesions smaller than 20 mm showing high lipid content in the CT scan, if there are no typical signs and symptoms of pheochromocytoma.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Concha, Zamora, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Rollo Villanova, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS), Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
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Araujo-Castro M, Parra Ramírez P, Robles Lázaro C, García Centeno R, Gracia Gimeno P, Fernández-Ladreda MT, Sampedro Núñez MA, Marazuela M, Escobar-Morreale HF, Valderrabano P. Accuracy of the dexamethasone suppression test for the prediction of autonomous cortisol secretion-related comorbidities in adrenal incidentalomas. Hormones (Athens) 2021; 20:735-744. [PMID: 34273083 DOI: 10.1007/s42000-021-00308-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) for the prediction of autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS)-related comorbidities in patients with adrenal incidentalomas (AIs). METHODS This was a retrospective multicenter study. We recruited patients with AI/s ≥ 1 cm, excluding those who, during the study, were found during the extension study of an extra-adrenal cancer, with a known diagnosis of hereditary syndromes characterized by adrenal tumors, those presenting with overt hormonal excess syndromes, and those in whom the DST results were missing. RESULTS A total of 823 patients met the inclusion criteria. Based on the 1.8, 3.0, and 5.0 µg/dl post-DST cortisol thresholds, the prevalence of ACS was 33.5%, 13.7%, and 5.6%, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension (OR = 1.8, 95% CI = 1.3-2.4), diabetes (OR = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.2-2.2), and dyslipidemia (OR = 1.4, 95% CI = 1.0-1.9) was higher with cortisol post-DST ≥ 1.8 µg/dl; the prevalence of hypertension (OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.4-3.3) and diabetes (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.1-2.6) was higher with values ≥ 3.0 µg/dl; and the prevalence of hypertension (OR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.0-3.7) was higher with levels ≥ 5.0 µg/dl. However, the diagnostic accuracy of the DST for the prediction of cardiometabolic comorbidities in patients with AIs was poor, with areas under the ROC curve < 0.61. CONCLUSIONS The DST is a poor predictor of cardiometabolic comorbidities in patients with AIs regardless of the cortisol cut-off values applied. This finding suggests that the diagnosis of ACS should not be based solely on the results of the DST. Other clinical, metabolic, or imaging markers showing a better performance for the prediction of the development and progression of cardiometabolic comorbidities in AIs need to be identified.
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- Marta Araujo-Castro
- Neuroendocrinology Unit, Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica (IRYCIS), Hospital Universitario Ramón Y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Health Science, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
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- Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón Y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Universidad de Alcalá & Instituto Ramón Y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria & Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes Y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón Y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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Araujo-Castro M, Robles Lázaro C, Parra Ramírez P, Cuesta Hernández M, Sampedro Núñez MA, Marazuela M. Cardiometabolic profile of non-functioning and autonomous cortisol-secreting adrenal incidentalomas. Is the cardiometabolic risk similar or are there differences? Endocrine 2019; 66:650-659. [PMID: 31473918 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-019-02066-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the differences in the cardiometabolic profile between patients with non-functioning adrenal incidentalomas (NFAI) and incidentalomas with autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS). METHODS A total of 149 patients with adrenal incidentalomas were retrospectively evaluated and followed-up for a mean time of 34.6 months at Departments of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Units of four tertiary Spanish hospitals. Patients were grouped as NFAI or ACS adenomas based on two cutoffs in the dexamethasone suppression test (DST): 3.0 µg/dl (NFAIDST3 or ACSDST3) and 1.8 µg/dl (ACSDST1.8 and NFAIDST1.8). RESULTS The mean age of both groups was 62.0 (10.31) and was similar in ACS and NFAI. The prevalence of diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular disease was higher in ACS than in NFAI, but differences only reached statistical significance for cerebrovascular disease using the 3.0 µg/dl cutoff (15.8% vs 2.3%, p = 0.01) and for diabetes using the 1.8 µg/dl cutoff (38.0% vs 22.0%, p = 0.04). No differences were found in the prevalence of dyslipidemia. The prevalence of obesity was lower in patients with ACS than in NFAI 26.3% vs 39.2%, p = 0.18 (NFAIDST3 vs ACSDST3) and 32.1% vs 40.6%, p = 0.56 (ACSDST1.8 vs NFAIDST1.8), but the differences did not reach statistical significance. Maximum adenoma diameter (R-squared = 0.15, p < 0.001) and cerebrovascular disease (OR = 1.59, p = 0.04) were the only parameters that could be predicted by the DST. The DST was an inadequate predictor of clinical (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body mass index), hormonal (DHEAS, ACTH, UFC, and basal serum cortisol), biochemical (glucose, cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides), and other radiological (laterality, lipid content) parameters. Throughout the follow-up, patients did not develop overt Cushing's Syndrome; three NFAIDST3 developed ACSDST3, eight NFAIDST1.8 developed ACSDST1.8, and one NFAIDST1.8 progressed to ACSDST3. In both groups (NFAI and ACS) the metabolic profile remained stable. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest higher prevalence of diabetes and cerebrovascular disease in ACS patients compared with NFAI. However, probably because of the small sample size, the differences only reached statistical significance using the cutoffs of 1.8 µg/dl for diabetes and 3.0 µg/dl for cerebrovascular disease. Patients with ACS and NFAI rarely progress to more aggressive forms of hypercortisolism, and the metabolic profile usually remains stable during the follow-up.
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- Endocrinology Department, San Carlos Clinical University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Robles Lázaro C, Herrero Ruiz A, Sánchez Marcos AI. Síndrome de Cushing producido por un carcinoma neuroendocrino de la ampolla de Vater productor de hormona adrenocorticotropa ectópica. Med Clin (Barc) 2018; 150:e21-e22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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