ea0070aep1008 | Hot topics (including COVID-19) | ECE2020
Golani Tiran
, Fishman Boris
, Sharabi Yehonatan
, Olswang-Kutz Yael
, Leibowitz Avshalom
, Grossman Ehud
, Shlomai Gadi
Background: Borderline isolatednorepinephrine (NE) and normetanephrine (NMT) elevation is common among patients with suspected pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). The clonidine suppression test (CST) may help establish the etiology in these cases. Prolonged laboratory processing and/or paucity of reliable biochemical assaysmay limit the utility of CST. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether blood pressure (BP) reduction during CST is associated with alterations i...