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ArticleCardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism2026

Adrenal adenomata displaying mild autonomous cortisol secretion: a service evaluation of cardiometabolic profile routinely screened patients.

Adrian H Heald, Callum Stables, Sarah Jamil, Waseem Majeed, Sangeeth Veluchamy, Rupinder Kochhar, Akheel Syed, Rajshekhar Mudaliar, Fahmy Hanna, David Marshall and 5 more

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Adrian H HealdUniversity of Manchester, Manchester.
Callum StablesUniversity of Manchester, Manchester.
Sarah JamilDepartment of Endocrinology, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford.
Waseem MajeedUniversity of Manchester, Manchester.
Sangeeth VeluchamyDepartment of Endocrinology, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford.
Rupinder KochharDepartment of Endocrinology, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford.
Akheel SyedUniversity of Manchester, Manchester.
Rajshekhar MudaliarDepartment of Endocrinology, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford.
Fahmy HannaDepartment of Endocrinology, University Hospital North Midlands, Stoke on-Trent.
David MarshallDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester.
Ian LaingDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Preston Hospital.
Mark LivingstonWalsall Manor Hospital, Walsall.
Anthony A FryerKeele University, Keele, UK.
Adhithya SankarUniversity of Manchester, Manchester.
Brian KeevilDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester.

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Introduction: A proportion of adrenal adenomata exhibit autonomous cortisol secretion, now termed mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS), as defined by post-1mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (ONDST) cortisol 51-137 nmol/l. Here, we characterized the cardiometabolic profile of MACS. Methods: Clinical records of 98 individuals with adrenal adenomata were examined. Subcategorization into MACS1 (ONDST cortisol of 50-137 nmol/l) and MACS2 (ONDST cortisol of >137 nmol/l was created to take account of individuals with ONDST cortisol of more than 137 nmol/l and no diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. Results: Diagnosis of MACS1 associated with a higher diagnosis rate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (17.7% MACS1) vs. non-MACS = nonfunctioning adenoma (NFA) (3.7%) ( Conclusion: The positive direction of associations between serum cortisol and lipid measures highlights that MACS carries a metabolically adverse lipid profile. Diagnosis of MACS was associated with a higher diagnosis rate of CVD and appropriately higher rates of prescription of lipid-lowering agents and a greater number of antihypertensive agents prescribed. The question remains about whether a specific directed treatment of MACS should be offered beyond risk-factor-mitigating management.

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adrenal adenomacardiometaboliccardiovascular riskmild autonomous cortisol secretionovernight dexamethasone suppression test

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PMCPMC12956158

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