TABLE 3.

Effect of adrenal artery ablation on biochemical improvement in PA patients

Variable	Biochemical improvement			P value
	Complete (n = 9, [25.0%])	Partial (n = 13, [36.1%])	Absent (n = 14, [38.9%])	Overall	Complete vs Partial	Complete vs Absent	Partial vs Absent
Pre‐ablation
Serum potassium—mmol/L	4.11 ± 0.33	3.29 ± 0.68	3.54 ± 0.52	.006	.004	.013	.548
Plasma aldosterone in supine position—ng/dL	20.75 ± 4.03	17.36 ± 2.11	19.07 ± 4.50	.165	.126	.647	.436
Plasma renin activity in supine position—ng/mL/h	0.69 [0.64, 0.73]	0.46 [0.10, 0.57]	0.54 [0.10, 0.82]	.085	NA	NA	NA
Plasma aldosterone‐to‐renin ratio	34.00 [25.25, 35.75]	38.00 [31.00, 120.00]	37.00 [25.25, 125.00]	.622	NA	NA	NA
Post‐ablation
Serum potassium—mmol/L	4.22 ± 0.67	4.08 ± 0.67	4.00 ± 0.41	.681	.885	.656	.927
Plasma aldosterone in supine position—ng/dL	15.44 ± 5.05	17.50 ± 3.92	18.15 ± 4.76	.388	.580	.433	.925
Plasma renin activity in supine position—ng/mL/h	1.01 [0.11, 2.88]	1.65 [0.29, 3.86]	0.10 [0.10, 1.09]	.048	1.000	.469	.045
Plasma aldosterone‐to‐renin ratio	13.00 [6.50, 19.50]	11.50 [5.00, 66.75]	90.00 [17.00, 210.00]	.035	1.000	.265	.037
Pre‐and Post‐ablation Change
Serum potassium—mmol/L	−0.34 ± 0.34	−0.66 ± 1.05	−0.16 ± 1.28	.485	.604	.879	.545
Plasma aldosterone in supine position—ng/dL	4.75 ± 5.75	0.40 ± 5.15	0.92 ± 6.13	.239	.250	.343	.973
Plasma renin activity in supine position—ng/mL/h	−0.19 [−2.61, 0.59]	−1.01 [−3.84, −0.05]	0.00 [−0.54, 0.39]	.072	NA	NA	NA
Plasma aldosterone‐to‐renin ratio	14.00 [9.25, 17.50]	30.50 [12.25, 60.40]	28.00 [18.50, 48.50]	.085	NA	NA	NA

Data are mean ± SD, or median with interquartile range.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.