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. 2021 Jun 16;5(8):bvab107. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvab107

Table 1.

Diagnostic characteristics of Mayo Clinic and case-reported patients with coexisting pheochromocytoma and primary aldosteronism

Patient number Sex Age (years) Symptoms of catecholamine excessa Initial blood pressure (mm Hg) Hypokalemiab present PACc (ng/dL) PRAd (ng/mL/h) Urinary aldosteronee (mcg/24 h) Biochemical phenotype of PHEO Tumor size(s) on imaging (mm) Site of aldosterone excess on adrenal vein sampling
1 Male 59 Yes 142/86 Yes 45 0.6 35 Adrenergic, Dopaminergic Right: 30 Bilateral
2 Male 68 No 170/90 Yes 29 0.6 31 Adrenergic Right: 33 Not performed
3 [22] Male 63 Yes 160/94 Yes 22 0.7 29.2 Adrenergic Right: 40 Bilateral
Left: 12
4 Male 62 Yes 160/75 Yes 18 0.6 40 Noradrenergic Right: 10 Bilateral
Left: 12
5 Female 62 Yes 124/84 Yes 11 0.6 84 Noradrenergic Right: 31 Not performed
Left: 44
6 [5] Male 49 No 150/110 Yes 28.5 0.21 Unknown Functioning, phenotype unclear No imaging Left
7 [6] Male 46 No 180/100 Yes 20 0.13 Unknown Noradrenergic Right: unknown Not performed
8 [7] Female 40 No “Mildly hypertensive” Yes 21.4 0.3 Unknown Adrenergic Right: 40 Bilateral (left dominant)
9 [7] Female 63 Yes “Normo-tensive” No Unknown Unknown Unknown Adrenergic Left: 50 Not performed
10 [8] Female 39 No 142/95 Yes 64 0.2 Unknown Unknown Right: 15 Not performed
11 [9] Male 49 No 162/96 Yes 117.1 0.1 39.2 Noradrenergic Right: 40 Left
Left: 10
12 [10] Male 57 No 210/120 Yes 42 0.004 Unknown Adrenergic Right: 70 Left
Left: 10
13 [11] Female 40 No 152/92 Yes 20 0.1 Unknown Noradrenergic, dopaminergic Left: 25 Left
14 [12] Female 36 No 202/120 Yes 40.7 1.2 19 Noradrenergic Right: unknown Bilateral
Left: unknown
15 [13] Female 53 Yes 150/100 No 33.4 0.005 Unknown Adrenergic Right: 30 Not performed
Left: 20, 7

Abbreviations: PAC, plasma aldosterone concentration; PHEO, pheochromocytoma; PRA, plasma renin activity.

aSymptoms of catecholamine excess were defined as headaches, palpitations, diaphoresis, and/or anxiety spells.

bHypokalemia was defined as K <3.5 mEq/L and/or requiring potassium supplementation or mineralocorticoid receptor blockade.

cPAC normal range <10 ng/dL;

dPRA normal range <1 ng/mL/h;

eNormal range of urinary aldosterone concentration was <12 mcg/24 h.