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Alexander A Leung1, Raj S Padwal2, Gregory L Hundemer3
1Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (A.A.L., D.J.T.C., D.M.R.).
Annals of internal medicine
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概括
针对原发性阿尔多斯特隆症 (PA) 的坐姿盐水抑制试验 (SSST) 具有较高的假阴性率,可能导致错过诊断和治疗机会. 这项研究发现,SSST无法可靠地区分患有和没有PA的患者.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 高血压研究 高血压研究
- 诊断测试准确性研究研究 诊断测试准确性研究
背景情况:
- 在异常查结果后,对原发性阿尔多斯特隆症 (PA) 的确认测试具有不确定的诊断价值.
- 准确诊断高血压对于及时干预和高血压的管理至关重要.
- 坐着的盐水抑制测试 (SSST) 是一种常用的PA的确认测试.
研究的目的:
- 在患者中对SSST的诊断准确性进行盲目评估,PA查结果为阳性.
- 评估SSST使用治疗反应作为参考标准来区分PA响应者和非响应者的能力.
- 确定SSST用于PA诊断的灵敏度,特异性和预测值.
主要方法:
- 一项诊断测试准确性研究与156名具有阳性PA查结果的成年人进行.
- 在SSST中,参与者在坐着的情况下,在4个小时内静脉注射2升0.9%化.
- 通过血压控制和生化正常化来定义的治疗反应,作为疾病状态的参考标准.
主要成果:
- 在SSST后的阿尔多斯特水平显示了治疗响应者和不响应者之间显著的重叠 (中位数为329与255 pmol/L).
- SSST显示响应状态之间的差别很差,曲线下的面积为62.1%.
- 在测试的阿尔多切断值中,正负概率比率是模两可的,这表明诊断效用有限.
结论:
- SSST与高的假阴性率有关,可能导致遗漏的PA诊断.
- 仅仅依赖SSST可能会导致延迟或错过重要的患者干预机会.
- 需要进行进一步的研究,以确定更可靠的初级阿尔多斯特主义确认测试.
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