A Blind Spot in Imaging: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Myocarditis with Negative Cardiac MRI

Lubna Alnatour; Ayham Mahmoud; Ameer Awashra; Jonathan Na; Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1597

A Blind Spot in Imaging: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Myocarditis with Negative Cardiac MRI

Lubna Alnatour, Ayham Mahmoud, Ameer Awashra, Jonathan Na, Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha

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Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-induced myocarditis is rare but carries a high morbidity and mortality rate. While cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is the first-line imaging modality to support diagnosis, the need for endomyocardial biopsy is needed in negative CMR cases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	44-47
Number of pages	4
Journal	Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1597
State	Published - 2025

Keywords

cardio-oncology
CMR
immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)-induced myocarditis
myocarditis

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General Medicine

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