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This study aimed to develop a clinical decision model using only measurements from the left adrenal vein (LAV) and peripheral blood (IVC) to differentiate between PA subtypes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The retrospective cohort study included 54 PA patients who underwent bilaterally successful AVS. The main objective was to determine optimal cut-off values for the LAV\/IVC index, using ROC analysis for subtype prediction. The predictive value of this index was assessed with the Area Under the Curve (AUC). The Youden index calculated cut-off values, targeting a specificity &amp;gt;90% for PA subtype differentiation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The cohort, averaging 48.5 \u00b1 9.5 years in age, comprised 21 women and 33 men, among whom 26 presented with unilateral and 28 with bilateral disease. LAV\/IVC values &amp;lt;1.2 indicated unilateral right-sided disease (specificity 91%, sensitivity 96%, AUC 0.98, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.95-1.0), values 1.2-2.4 suggested bilateral disease (sensitivity 93%, specificity 64%, AUC 0.85, CI 0.73-0.96), whereas values \u22654.4 predicted unilateral left-sided disease (specificity 93%, sensitivity 60%, AUC 0.85, CI 0.73-0.96). Published literature aligns with our results on cut-off values.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Utilizing the LAV\/IVC index, over 70% of unsuccessful AVS procedures due to failed right adrenal cannulation could be interpreted with over 90% certainty regarding the PA subtype, preventing unnecessary resampling and aiding in determining the preferred treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2024.1497787","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,17]],"date-time":"2025-01-17T05:11:04Z","timestamp":1737090664000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["A clinical decision model for failed adrenal vein sampling in primary aldosteronism"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Sophie N. 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