Coronary Artery Disease Assessed by Computed Tomography-Based Leaman Score in Patients With Low-Risk Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

We aimed to evaluate the burden of coronary artery disease (CAD) using the computed tomography (CT) Leaman score in low-risk transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) patients. The extent of CAD in low-risk patients with aortic stenosis who are candidates for TAVI has not been accurately quantified. The CT Leaman score was developed to quantify coronary CT angiography (CCTA) atherosclerotic burden and has been validated to evaluate the extent of CAD. CT Leaman score>5 has been associated with an increase in major adverse cardiac events over long-term follow-up.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 27, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yuichi Ozaki, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Toby Rogers, Rebecca Torguson, Paige E. Craig, Alexandre Hideo-Kajita, Paul Gordon, Afshin Ehsan, Puja Parikh, Thomas Bilfinger, David Butzel, Scott Buchanan, Robert Levitt, Chiwon Hahn, Maurice Buchbinder, Nicholas Source Type: research