Table 6.
Initial clinical characteristics of patients with cathterization failure
| No | Age, range (years) | SBP/DBP (mmHg) | K (mEq/L) | ARR | Location on adrenal CT | SI* Rt./Lt |
CSI** | Adrenalectomy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40–49 | 150/90 | 3.0 | 264.9 | Rt. | 1.13/44.44 | 0.85 | Yes |
| 2 | 20–29 | 161/108 | 1.9 | 498.6 | Bilateral | 1.37/30.47 | 0.65 | Yes |
| 3 | 60–69 | 130/72 | 3.0 | 413.9 | Rt. | 1.0/17.90 | 0.22 | Yes |
| 4 | 50–59 | 158/107 | 4.2 | 34.6 | Bilateral | 1.17/1.13 | 1.19 | No |
| 5 | 80–89 | 150/80 | 2.2 | 82.8 | Bilateral | 1.18/1.04 | 1.14 | No |
SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, K potassium, ARR plasma aldosterone concentration/renin activity ratio, CT, computed tomography
*SI, Selectivity index: adrenal vein to IVC cortisol concentration ratio
**CSI, Contralateral suppression index: uninvolved adrenal A/C ratio compared to A/C ratio of IVC