Investigations in 27 Patients With Primary Hyperaldosteronism
| Patient no. | Age/sex | Plasma potassium, mmol/L* | Plasma aldosterone, pmol/L* | Plasma renin, ng/L* | Postural stimulation test† | CT scan diagnosis | Venous sampling diagnosis‡ | Surgical results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31/F | 3.3 | 1690 | 0.1 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Not done | Adenoma (L) |
| 2 | 56/F | 3.5 | 961 | 1.5 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Unsuccessful | Adenoma (L) |
| 3 | 57/F | 3.2 | 1738 | 2.5 | Not done | Adenoma (L) | Not done | Adenoma (L) |
| 4 | 37/F | 2.8 | 1810 | 2.8 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) |
| 5 | 59/M | 3.2 | 460 | 3.8 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Hyperplasia | Adenoma (L) |
| 6 | 67/M | 2.5 | 976 | 0.2 | Negative | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) |
| 7 | 55/M | 2.6 | 1950 | 0.1 | Negative | Adenoma (R) | Not done | Adenoma (R) |
| 8 | 44/F | 3.4 | 1450 | 0.1 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Not done | Adenoma (L) |
| 9 | 56/M | 2.6 | 1590 | 1.5 | Positive | Adenoma (R) | Not done | Adenoma (R) |
| 10 | 56/M | 3.5 | 766 | 3.0 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) |
| 11 | 47/M | 3.7 | 1130 | 3.0 | Negative | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) |
| 12 | 56/M | 3.6 | 3450 | 1.5 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Not done | Adenoma (L) |
| 13 | 72/F | 2.1 | 2420 | 1.5 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Not done | Not done |
| 14 | 49/M | 3.2 | 728 | 0.5 | Negative | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) | Hyperplasia |
| 15 | 59/F | 3.0 | 610 | 3.0 | Not done | Adenoma (L) | Not done | Hyperplasia |
| 16 | 49/F | 3.2 | 829 | 1.2 | Negative | Hyperplasia | Hyperplasia | Not done |
| 17 | 55/M | 3.2 | 529 | 0.13 | Negative | Adenoma (R) | Hyperplasia | Not done |
| 18 | 39/M | 4.1 | 642 | 0.62 | Negative | Adenoma (L) | Hyperplasia | Not done |
| 19 | 61/F | 2.8 | 637 | 1.5 | Negative | Hyperplasia | Not done | Not done |
| 20 | 69/M | 3.0 | 1220 | 1.5 | Positive | Adenoma (L) | Hyperplasia | Not done |
| 21 | 37/M | 3.8 | 562 | 5.0 | Negative | Hyperplasia | Hyperplasia | Not done |
| 22 | 61/F | 3.8 | 518 | 1.5 | Negative | Hyperplasia | Unsuccessful | Not done |
| 23 | 38/M | 3.9 | 441 | 0.3 | Not done | Hyperplasia | Not done | Not done |
| 24 | 43/M | 3.0 | 789 | 3.0 | Negative | Hyperplasia | Not done | Not done |
| 25 | 61/M | 3.2 | 510 | 1.5 | Negative | Hyperplasia | Not done | Not done |
| 26 | 57/M | 2.8 | 2230 | 3.5 | Negative | Adenoma (L) | Adenoma (L) | Not done |
| 27 | 61/F | 3.2 | 1240 | 0.7 | Negative | Adenoma (R) | Unsuccessful | Not done |
↵* Collected after 3 days on a high-salt (300 mmol/d) diet
↵† Defined as positive if the upright plasma aldosterone was equal to or less than the supine plasma aldosterone (suggestive of autonomous aldosterone hypersecretion)
↵‡ Results in bold type are considered definitive; results in regular type are considered suggestive (see Method for definitions).
L = left, R = right