Incidental findings in CT imaging of coronary artery bypass grafts: results from a Canadian multicenter prospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence and clinical significance of incidental findings identified during computed tomography imaging of coronary artery bypass grafts.

Results

This prospective study includes 144 patients undergoing coronary graft patency assessment using computed tomography. Incidental findings were classified as significant if they were considered to need an immediate action or treatment, short-term work-up or follow-up, or minor. A total of 211 incidental findings were present in 109 (75.7%) patients. Seventy-one incidental findings (33.6%) were cardiac and 140 (66.4%) were extracardiac. Most common cardiac incidental findings were atrial dilatation [39 patients, 48 incidental findings (67.6%)] and aortic valve calcifications (7 patients, 9.9%). Among the 140

SUBMITTER: Boldeanu I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5784672 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature