Incidental Findings Diagnosed during Preprocedural Evaluation of TAVR

Table 2

Cardiovascular findings in computed tomography.

	Patients (n)
Significant findings
Atherosclerotic heart disease	139 (89.6%)
(i) Coronary artery disease (critical stenosis)	90 (58%)
Peripheral artery disease	111 (71.6%)
(i) Rather than renal artery and carotid artery stenosis	50 (32%)
(ii) Renal artery stenosis	42 (27%)
(iii) Carotid artery stenosis	21 (13.5%)
Increased pulmonary artery diameter	53 (34%)
Ascending aorta dilatation	32 (20.6%)
Pericardial effusion	13 (8.3%)
Aortic aneurysm	11 (7%)
Intracardiac thrombus	3 (1.8%)
Bicuspid aorta	2 (1.2%)
Aortic dissection	1 (0.6%)
Nonsignificant findings
Double unilateral renal artery	3 (1.8%)
Retroaortic renal artery	1 (0.6%)
Persistent left superior vena cava	1 (0.6%)