Extracardiac findings on coronary computed tomography angiography in patients without significant coronary artery disease

To analyse extracardiac findings in patients without significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in general and in symptomatic patients in particular. We searched the Radiology Information System database for coronary computed tomography angiographies (CTA) performed from 2000−2014 and retrospectively enrolled 3,898 patients without significant CAD (coronary stenosis < 50%) in CTA. In 2,330 symptomatic patients, we analysed the spectrum of...