Research Article

Incidental Findings Diagnosed during Preprocedural Evaluation of TAVR

Table 3

Noncardiovascular findings in computed tomography.

Patients (n)

Significant Findings
Pulmonary nodule41 (26.4%)
Pleural effusion34 (22%)
Lymphadenopathy30 (19.3%)
Thyroid nodule8 (5.1%)
Renal cell carcinoma1 (0.6%)
Adrenal adenoma1 (0.6%)
Adnexal Mass1 (0.6%)
Gallbladder wall thickening1 (0.6%)
Glomus tumor1 (0.6%)

Nonsignificant Findings
Renal cyst29 (18.7%)
Hiatal hernia7 (4.2%)
Liver cyst6 (3.8%)
Cholelithiasis5 (3.2%)
Nephrolithiasis2 (1.2%)
Accessory kidney1 (0.6%)
Baker cyst1 (0.6%)
Thoracic outlet syndrome1 (0.6%)
Pleural lipoma1 (0.6%)
Inguinal hernia1 (0.6%)