Cardiac MRI Features and Prognostic Value in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Myocarditis

Farah Cadour1, Jennifer Cautela1, Stanislas Rapacchi1

  • 1From the Aix-Marseille University, Department of Radiology, La Timone Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France (F.C., P.H., F.A., A.J.); Aix-Marseille University, University Mediterranean Center of Cardio-Oncology, Unit of Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Diseases, Department of Cardiology, North Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Centre for CardioVascular and Nutrition Research (C2VN), Inserm 1263, Inrae 1260, Chemin des Bourrely, 13015 Marseille, France (J.C., A.M., F.P., N.L., F.T.); Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, CRMBM-Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, La Timone Hospital, CEMEREM, Marseille, France (S.R.); Department of Radiology, La Conception Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Aix-Marseille University, 13005 Marseille, France (A.V.); and Department of Radiology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Marseille, France (U.S.).

Radiology
|March 1, 2022
PubMed
Summary

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-induced myocarditis (ICI-M) shows distinct cardiac MRI features compared to other conditions. Septal late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MRI may predict major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with ICI-M.

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