The EASE-IT CT Registry

ICA is not always required for a pre-TAVI workup of octogenarians and can be substituted by CTA resulting in a streamlined pre-procedural workup of patients without compromising patient safety.

Patients undergoing TAVI require routine pre-procedural assessment of CAD (coronary artery disease). ICA (invasive coronary angiography) is the gold standard in patients with high pre-test probability. It is associated, however, with procedural risk, radiation and cost. CTA (computed tomography angiography) currently has limited use for the evaluation of CAD in pts with severe symptomatic AS (aortic stenosis) - medications required such as beta blockers and nitroglycerine, are frequently not well tolerated by pts. But as TAVI is increasingly being performed in patients with modest pre-test probabilities for obstructive CAD or a lack of implications thereof (pts. ≥75 yrs), the use of CTA may become more appealing.