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Clinical factors can help predict unilateral primary aldosteronism, a potentially curable condition. A high clinical risk score strongly suggests a unilateral source, guiding treatment decisions for resistant hypertension.

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  • Endocrinology
  • Hypertension Research
  • Surgical Endocrinology

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  • Primary aldosteronism (PA) affects 20% of patients with resistant hypertension.
  • Unilateral PA is potentially curable via adrenalectomy.
  • Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is definitive for subtype differentiation but not universally accessible.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess if clinical characteristics can predict unilateral aldosterone secretion on AVS.
  • To develop a clinical risk score for predicting unilateral PA.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 461 patients with biochemically diagnosed PA who underwent AVS (1998-2019).
  • Univariate and multivariate logistic regression to identify predictors of unilateral secretion (lateralization index ≥4).
  • Development and validation of a clinical risk score.

Main Results:

  • 324 out of 461 patients (70%) had unilateral aldosterone secretion.
  • Predictors of unilateral PA included non-Black race, lower BMI, shorter hypertension duration, and nonincidental diagnosis.
  • Clinical risk score achieved 86% positive predictive value for unilateral disease.

Conclusions:

  • Clinical factors alone imperfectly predict PA subtypes.
  • High clinical risk scores offer strong positive predictive value for identifying unilateral PA, aiding in treatment selection.