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Plasma Metanephrines Yield Fewer False-Positive Results Than Urine Metanephrines in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2023; Oxford University Press; Volume: 109; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1210/clinem/dgad553

ISSN

1945-7197

Autores

King T, Y Mok, Lily Mae Dacay, Hang Siang Wong, Pon Poh Hsu, Alvin Kah Leong Tan, Kang Min Wong, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Jacques W.M. Lenders, Troy Puar,

Tópico(s)

Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors

Resumo

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased nocturnal sympathetic activity. In OSA patients, elevations in metanephrines may lead to false-positive tests when evaluating for pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (PPGL).

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