Protocol

Units

Aldosterone

Cortisol

Data Entry

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) / Peripheral Peripheral Reference · 0 samples

Sample	Aldo (ng/dL)	Cortisol (µg/dL)	A/C Ratio	Incl.

A/C Ratio Used in Calculation (included samples) Multiple values are averaged. To use a single value, enter one sample or toggle off the others.

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Right Adrenal Vein Samples · 0 included

Sample	Aldo (ng/dL)	Cortisol (µg/dL)	A/C Ratio	Incl.

A/C Ratio Used in Calculation (included samples) Multiple values are averaged. To use a single value, enter one sample or toggle off the others.

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Left Adrenal Vein Samples · 0 included

Sample	Aldo (ng/dL)	Cortisol (µg/dL)	A/C Ratio	Incl.

A/C Ratio Used in Calculation (included samples) Multiple values are averaged. To use a single value, enter one sample or toggle off the others.

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Disclaimer: This tool is intended to support — not replace — clinical judgment. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations, and is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare provider. Threshold values may vary by institution and protocol. This calculator applies the most widely cited published guideline thresholds, and users may adjust thresholds to match institutional protocol. Results must always be interpreted by a qualified clinician in the context of the patient's full clinical picture, including imaging, biochemistry, comorbidities, and surgical candidacy. This calculator should not be used as the sole basis for clinical decision-making.

Results

Selectivity Index (SI) Threshold: ≥ 2.0

Right SI

○ No data

Left SI

○ No data

Lateralization Index (LI) > 4.0 lateralized | 3.0–4.0 borderline | < 3.0 bilateral

LI (Higher A/C ÷ Lower A/C)

○ No data

Contralateral Suppression (CSI) < 1.0

CSI (Contralateral A/C ÷ IVC A/C)

○ No data

Copies a brief summary suitable for pasting into a clinical note

Reference Thresholds

SI (unstimulated) ≥ 2.0

SI (cosyntropin-stimulated) ≥ 5.0

LI lateralized > 4.0

LI borderline ≥ 3.0

LI bilateral (derived from borderline) < 3.0

CSI suppression < 1.0

ES Guidelines 2025

References

Adler GK, Stowasser M, Correa RR, et al. Primary Aldosteronism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025;110(9):2453–2495. doi:10.1210/clinem/dgaf284
Most recent Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. Primary source for SI, LI, and CSI thresholds used in this calculator (SI ≥2.0/5.0, LI >4.0, borderline 3.0–4.0, CSI <1.0).
Funder JW, Carey RM, Mantero F, et al. The Management of Primary Aldosteronism: Case Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016;101(5):1889–1916.
Prior Endocrine Society guideline for primary aldosteronism management. Superseded by Adler et al. 2025.
Rossi GP, Auchus RJ, Brown M, et al. An Expert Consensus Statement on the Use of Adrenal Vein Sampling for the Subtyping of Primary Aldosteronism. Hypertension. 2014;63(1):151–160. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02097
Expert consensus on adrenal vein sampling methodology and interpretation criteria.
Vonend O, Ockenfels N, Gao X, et al. Clinical impact of strict criteria for selectivity and lateralization in adrenal vein sampling. Eur J Endocrinol. PMID: 27376419
Retrospective review of 73 AVS procedures validating strict SI and LI cutoffs.

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Changelog

AVS Calculator — Version History

v1.7 May 2026

Classification engine — unified classify() function drives all verdicts from a single source of truth
Removed clinical recommendations — tool now reports findings only, leaves interpretation to clinicians
Customizable patient report — editable preview text carries through to printed patient summary
Advanced report parity — averages, index derivation, threshold column, and dual-method workup (average + highest value)
CSI interpretation now context-aware based on actual LI classification
Validation testing — 8 synthetic datasets covering all classification buckets, viewable from footer
Removed average aldosterone from workup summary rows (not used in any calculation)
Updated all patient-facing text across 6 languages to remove management advice

v1.6 April 2026

App logo — vein branch icon added to header and browser tab favicon
IVC Add Sample button — now consistent with adrenal vein sections
Excluded sample flagging — visual notice when samples are toggled off
Reset All button — more prominent with red hover state
Methods modal — explains SI, LI, and CSI formulas with equations
Cite This Tool modal — APA, AMA, and Vancouver formats with one-click copy
Version number badge on every printed report
Date and time auto-populated on clinical reports and patient summaries
Guideline preset badge on printed report
SEO improvements — meta tags, Open Graph, JSON-LD structured data
Report headers: Adrenal Vein Sampling Calculator on left, avsresults.com on right
About:blank suppressed from report footers
Patient summary page breaks and font size optimized

v1.5 March 2026

Multilingual patient summaries — English, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, Farsi, Russian
Language pill selector in print modal
SI calculation corrected — now uses adrenal cortisol ÷ IVC cortisol
Calculation worksheet with per-sample averages for aldo, cortisol, and A/C ratio
Report restructured — one page per section with patient label strips
Print layout optimized for single-page sections
Cloudflare Web Analytics added (cookieless)
Copyright notice added
"Endocrine Society" replaced with "ES Guidelines" in labels
Unit label bug fixed — µg/dL no longer renders as mg/dL in reports

v1.4 March 2026

Clinical Reports modal with section checkboxes (Summary, Worksheet, Patient Summary)
Single print window with page breaks between selected sections
Patient-Friendly Summary merged into Clinical Reports dropdown
Calculation worksheet with index derivation table
Report page order restructured

v1.3 March 2026

Patient-Friendly Summary with plain-language interpretation
PHI removed — patient name/MRN fields replaced with label box
Feedback form via Formspree
Session timestamp in results panel
On-screen interpretation cards
Input validation with shake animation
Outlier warning for samples deviating >50% from section average
Clear section button per vein

v1.2 March 2026

Multi-sample support per vein (up to 8 samples)
Toggle to include/exclude individual samples
Unit conversion — aldosterone (pg/mL, ng/dL, pmol/L) and cortisol (µg/dL, nmol/L, ng/mL)
Cosyntropin-stimulated protocol support
Customizable threshold inputs
Guideline presets — ES 2025 (Adler et al.)

v1.0 March 2026

Initial release
SI, LI, and CSI calculation
IVC, right, and left adrenal vein inputs
Clinical report export

Validation Testing

Classification Engine - May 2026

Eight test datasets were used to verify the classification logic across all four outcome categories (lateralized, borderline, bilateral, non-selective), CSI concordance/discordance, and protocol-dependent SI thresholds. All tests used the ES 2025 guideline thresholds.

Thresholds Used

SI cutoff: ≥ 5.0 (stimulated) / ≥ 2.0 (unstimulated)
LI: > 4.0 lateralized / 3.0–4.0 borderline / < 3.0 bilateral
CSI: < 1.0 = contralateral suppression present

Test	Category	Expected	Actual	Result
1	Lateralized LEFT, CSI concordant	Lateralized LEFT	Lateralized LEFT	PASS
2	Lateralized RIGHT, CSI discordant	Lateralized RIGHT	Lateralized RIGHT	PASS
3	Borderline, CSI suppressed	Borderline	Borderline	PASS
4	Borderline, CSI not suppressed	Borderline	Borderline	PASS
5	Bilateral	Bilateral	Bilateral	PASS
6	Non-selective (right side fails)	Non-selective	Non-selective	PASS
7	Non-selective (both sides fail)	Non-selective	Non-selective	PASS
8	Protocol toggle (same data)	Stim: Non-sel Unstim: Borderline	Stim: Non-sel Unstim: Borderline	PASS

8 / 8 tests passed

Test Dataset Details

Test 1 — Lateralized LEFT, CSI concordant

Protocol: Cosyntropin-stimulated

Location	Sample	Aldo	Cortisol
IVC	1	60	20
IVC	2	60	22
Right	1	250	250
Right	2	280	270
Right	3	230	230
Left	1	9000	400
Left	2	8500	380
Left	3	9500	420

              IVC avg A/C: 2.86 | Right avg A/C: 1.01 | Left avg A/C: 22.50

              SI Right: 11.90 ✓ | SI Left: 19.05 ✓

              LI: 22.22 | CSI: 0.35 (suppressed)

              Classification: Lateralized LEFT

Test 2 — Lateralized RIGHT, CSI discordant

Protocol: Cosyntropin-stimulated

Location	Sample	Aldo	Cortisol
IVC	1	100	25
IVC	2	95	25
Right	1	8000	300
Right	2	8500	325
Right	3	7800	290
Left	1	1200	250
Left	2	1100	230
Left	3	1300	270

              IVC avg A/C: 3.90 | Right avg A/C: 26.57 | Left avg A/C: 4.80

              SI Right: 12.20 ✓ | SI Left: 10.00 ✓

              LI: 5.54 | CSI: 1.23 (not suppressed)

              Classification: Lateralized RIGHT

Test 3 — Borderline, CSI suppressed

Protocol: Cosyntropin-stimulated

Location	Sample	Aldo	Cortisol
IVC	1	100	20
IVC	2	100	20
Right	1	750	250
Right	2	780	260
Right	3	720	240
Left	1	3600	400
Left	2	3700	410
Left	3	3500	390

              IVC avg A/C: 5.00 | Right avg A/C: 3.00 | Left avg A/C: 9.00

              SI Right: 12.50 ✓ | SI Left: 20.00 ✓

              LI: 3.00 | CSI: 0.60 (suppressed)

              Classification: Borderline

Test 4 — Borderline, CSI not suppressed

Protocol: Cosyntropin-stimulated

Location	Sample	Aldo	Cortisol
IVC	1	50	20
IVC	2	55	22
Right	1	1500	450
Right	2	1600	480
Right	3	1400	420
Left	1	4400	400
Left	2	4200	380
Left	3	4600	420

              IVC avg A/C: 2.50 | Right avg A/C: 3.33 | Left avg A/C: 11.00

              SI Right: 21.43 ✓ | SI Left: 19.05 ✓

              LI: 3.30 | CSI: 1.33 (not suppressed)

              Classification: Borderline

Test 5 — Bilateral

Protocol: Cosyntropin-stimulated

Location	Sample	Aldo	Cortisol
IVC	1	80	18
IVC	2	75	20
Right	1	5000	350
Right	2	5200	380
Right	3	4800	320
Left	1	5500	360
Left	2	6000	400
Left	3	5800	380

              IVC avg A/C: 4.10 | Right avg A/C: 14.32 | Left avg A/C: 15.18

              SI Right: 18.42 ✓ | SI Left: 20.00 ✓

              LI: 1.06 | CSI: 3.49 (not suppressed)

              Classification: Bilateral

Test 6 — Non-selective (right side fails)

Protocol: Cosyntropin-stimulated

Location	Sample	Aldo	Cortisol
IVC	1	100	25
IVC	2	90	25
Right	1	110	30
Right	2	105	28
Right	3	95	32
Left	1	4000	300
Left	2	4200	320
Left	3	3800	280

              IVC avg A/C: 3.80 | Right avg A/C: 3.46 | Left avg A/C: 13.34

              SI Right: 1.20 ✗ | SI Left: 12.00 ✓

              Classification: Non-selective (right side)

Test 7 — Non-selective (both sides fail)

Protocol: Cosyntropin-stimulated

Location	Sample	Aldo	Cortisol
IVC	1	80	30
IVC	2	85	28
Right	1	95	40
Right	2	100	38
Right	3	90	42
Left	1	110	50
Left	2	115	48
Left	3	105	52

              IVC avg A/C: 2.85 | Right avg A/C: 2.38 | Left avg A/C: 2.21

              SI Right: 1.38 ✗ | SI Left: 1.72 ✗

              Classification: Non-selective (both sides)

Test 8 — Protocol toggle (same data, different classification)

Location	Sample	Aldo	Cortisol
IVC	1	100	20
IVC	2	100	20
Right	1	300	50
Right	2	320	52
Right	3	280	48
Left	1	5000	250
Left	2	5200	260
Left	3	4800	240

              SI Right: 2.50 | SI Left: 12.50 | LI: 3.34 | CSI: 1.20

              Cosyntropin-stimulated (SI cutoff ≥ 5.0): SI Right fails → Non-selective

              Unstimulated (SI cutoff ≥ 2.0): SI Right passes → Borderline

Test datasets used synthetic values within typical clinical ranges for AVS. Validated against ES 2025 guideline thresholds.

Calculation Methods

All calculations are performed locally in your browser. No data is transmitted or stored.

Selectivity Index (SI)

Confirms adequate adrenal vein catheterization. Calculated as adrenal vein cortisol divided by IVC cortisol:

SI = Adrenal Vein Cortisol ÷ IVC Cortisol

Thresholds: ≥2.0 (unstimulated) or ≥5.0 (cosyntropin-stimulated) per ES Guidelines. If multiple samples are entered, cortisol values are averaged across included samples before division.

Lateralization Index (LI)

Compares cortisol-corrected aldosterone (A/C ratio) between the dominant and non-dominant adrenal veins:

LI = (Dominant Aldo ÷ Dominant Cort) ÷ (Non-Dominant Aldo ÷ Non-Dominant Cort)

A/C ratios are calculated per sample first, then averaged across included samples. The side with the higher average A/C ratio is designated dominant. Threshold: ≥4.0 (stimulated) per ES Guidelines.

Contralateral Suppression Index (CSI)

Assesses suppression of aldosterone in the non-dominant gland relative to IVC:

CSI = (Non-Dominant Aldo ÷ Non-Dominant Cort) ÷ (IVC Aldo ÷ IVC Cort)

A CSI <1.0 indicates contralateral suppression, supporting unilateral disease. Used in conjunction with LI.

Multi-Sample Averaging

When multiple samples are entered for a vein, A/C ratios are calculated for each sample individually (Aldo ÷ Cort per sample), then averaged across included samples. This preserves per-sample accuracy and is consistent with published multi-sample AVS methodology. Excluded samples are omitted from all averages.

Guideline References

Adler GK et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025;110(9):2453–2495.
Funder JW et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016;101(5):1889–1916.
Rossi GP et al. Hypertension. 2014;63(1):151–160.

Selectivity Index (SI)

Lateralization Index (LI)

Contralateral Suppression Index (CSI)

Multi-Sample Averaging

Guideline References

APA

AMA

Vancouver