“This study highlights the importance to assess the noncardiac anatomy on DSCT images in patients planned for TAVI, because a total number of 260 noncardiac findings were observed in 144 of 204 patients (70.6%). Significant noncardiac findings that required follow-up examinations or noncardiac findings with a demand for clinical treatment, including 8 malignancies (3.9%), were detected in 35 patients. The prevlence of incidental and significant findings on DSCT before TAVI increases with patient age.” Prevalence of noncardiac findings in computed tomography angiography before transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Staab W et al. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2014 May-Jun;8(3):222-9
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