ea0070aep96 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2020
Teresa Fuss Carmina
, Brohm Katharina
, Kurlbaum Max
, Hannemann Anke
, Kendl Sabine
, Fassnacht Martin
, Deutschbein Timo
, Hahner Stefanie
, Kroiss Matthias
Objective: The saline infusion test (SIT) is a standard confirmatory test for primary aldosteronism (PA) and based on impaired aldosterone suppression in PA compared to essential hypertension (EH). In the past, aldosterone was quantified using immunoassays (IA). Due to the more widespread use of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in clinical routine, we aimed at a method-specific aldosterone threshold for the diagnosis of PA during SIT and explored the d...