Incidental Findings on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: CCTA (Review of the scans).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Computed Tomography, Coronary Angiography, Incidental Findings. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Jordan
- Next step
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Official title
Incidental Noncardiac Findings on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
Overview
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is increasingly used for ischemic heart disease diagnosis. The rising number of CCTA tests has led to a significant increase in the number of finding unexpected incidental extracardiac diseases.
Detailed description
The increasing utilization of coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography (CCTA) to diagnose and triage patients with suspected or known ischemic heart disease has led to a parallel increase in the frequency of incidental findings in the coronaries (nonatherosclerotic), noncoronary cardiac structures and noncardiac structures.
Studies have reported a prevalence of incidental findings on CCTA up to 40%. Most of these findings have no clinical relevance, but some have significant clinical implications in the care and prognosis of the patients.
We sought to assess the frequency of incidental findings on CCTA scans in consecutive studies performed in the past 5 years.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test CCTA (Review of the scans)
Reviewing coronary scans done in the past 5 years looking for findings other than atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
Primary outcome measures
- Non atherosclerotic coronary disease [Time frame: BASELINE]
- Non coronary cardiac findings [Time frame: BASELINE]
- Non cardiac findings [Time frame: BASELINE]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult patients ho underwent CCTA
Exclusion criteria
- None
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Jordan · 1 center
- Istishari Hospital — Amman
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07275281 · JOINCIDENT.CCTA.NOV2025/3