Cardiac CT before TAVR detects CAD with high accuracy, suggesting a reduced need for invasive imaging

CTA images before TAVR to screen for coronary artery disease

Four-dimensional coronary reconstruction of the left anterior descending artery demonstrating nonsignificant coronary artery disease (0% to 49% proximal stenosis) (A), moderate coronary artery disease (50% to 69% proximal stenosis, Coronary Artery Disease–Reporting and Data System [CAD-RADS] category 3) (B), and severe coronary artery disease (≥70% proximal stenosis, CAD-RADS category 4) (C) on longitudinal and cross-sectional views of the vessel.

Image and caption courtesy of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions and Kondoleon et al. 

New research from a team of specialists at Cleveland Clinic included data from more than 2,000 TAVR patients.