Frequency and impact of incidental findings on computed tomography during work-up for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: single centre experience and review of the literature

To assess the frequency and impact of incidental findings (IF) on CT during work-up for transcatheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI).A consecutive cohort of patients referred for consideration of TAVI who underwent a CT scan between 2009 and 2018 were studied retrospectively. CT reports were reviewed for the presence of IFs and categorised based upon their clinical significance: (a) insignificant-findings that did not require specific...