Incidental findings in multislice computed tomography prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation: frequency, clinical relevance and outcome

The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Teresa TrenkwalderChristian Hengstenberg

Abstract

Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has emerged as the mainstay in patients planned for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Incidental findings (IF) in MSCT are common. However, the exact incidence, clinical relevance and further consequences of IF are unclear and it is controversial whether IF adversely affect patients' outcome. We analyzed MSCT data of 1050 patients screened for TAVI between January 2011 and December 2014. Median follow-up of patients was 20 months. In total, 3194 IF were identified, which were classified into clinically non-relevant IF (2872, 90%) and clinically relevant IF (322, 10%). In 25% of patients (258/1050) at least one clinically relevant IF was present. Age (80 ± 7 vs. 80 ± 7 years; p = 0.198) and EuroSCORE II (3.6% [2.1-5.7] vs. 3.6% [2.1-5.9]; p = 0.874) was similar between patients with and without a clinically relevant IF. TAVI was performed less frequently in patients with a clinically relevant IF (76% vs. 85%; p < 0.001), with more patients receiving surgical aortic valve replacement in that group (14% vs. 11%; p = 0.042), possibly due to the high rate of incidental aneurysms of the ascending aorta (n = 48). If TAVI was performed mortality did not differ (30-days: 4% vs. 3%; p =...Continue Reading

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