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ea0021p345 | Steroids | SFEBES2009

Dexamethasone testing and visceral:subcutaneous fat ratios in patients with adrenal incidentalomas

Debono Miguel , Hughes Tim , Durrington Charlotte , Williams Scott , Newell-Price John

Background: The Endocrine Society clinical practice guidelines suggest use of the 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (ONDST) to screen for cortisol excess in patients with adrenal incidentalomas, followed by the 48-h, 2 mg/day, low-dose dexamethasone-suppression test (LDDST), to confirm a positive result. Visceral fat accumulates in cortisol-excess and accounts for increased cardiovascular risk. In this study, we investigate whether the LDDST offers additional infor...