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Letter to the Editor: Very high cortisol concentration in adrenal venous sampling in primary aldosteronism—physiological or pathological

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  1. Blood Sciences, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, UK

    Tejas Kalaria & Rousseau Gama

  2. Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, UK

    Harit Buch

  3. School of Medicine and Clinical Practice, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, UK

    Rousseau Gama

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TK wrote first draft of the letter. All authors critically reviewed, revised and approved the final version of the letter.

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Kalaria, T., Buch, H. & Gama, R. Letter to the Editor: Very high cortisol concentration in adrenal venous sampling in primary aldosteronism—physiological or pathological. Ir J Med Sci 191, 489–490 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02547-w

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