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June 6, 2026

Cardiac magnetic resonance identified key abnormalities (LVEF, edema, LGE, ECV, GLS) in immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis across 20 analyzed studies.

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Why the study?

Does cardiac magnetic resonance imaging identify structural and functional myocardial abnormalities in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myocarditis?

Population

20 studies evaluating patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myocarditis.

Design

Systematic_review

Key result

Cardiac magnetic resonance identified key abnormalities (LVEF, edema, LGE, ECV, GLS) in immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis across 20 analyzed studies.

Authors

EQEdgar Quispe-SilvestreKGKaren Valeria Gamonal-MoranLDLaura Cristina Dragonetti

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Overview

Cardiac magnetic resonance is a highly sensitive tool for the early detection and characterization of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myocarditis, providing valuable structural and functional parameters.

Key Points

  • This review aims to summarize existing scientific evidence on cardiac magnetic resonance findings associated with myocarditis induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors.
  • Conducted a scoping review following the PRISMA-ScR methodology.
  • Analyzed twenty studies published from 2019 to 2025, focusing on various cardiac magnetic resonance parameters.
  • Included both retrospective and prospective studies, primarily concerning combinations of anti-PD1 and anti-CTLA4 therapies.
  • Key parameters include left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), global longitudinal strain (GLS), and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), indicating myocardial involvement.
  • Elevated extracellular volume (ECV) and altered T1 and T2 relaxation times were identified as important diagnostic criteria.
  • Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was shown to be a highly sensitive tool for early myocardial assessment, often before troponin elevation.

Study Design

Type

Systematic Review

Structured PICO

Does cardiac magnetic resonance imaging identify structural and functional myocardial abnormalities in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myocarditis?

P
Population
A scoping review of 20 studies published between 2019 and 2025 evaluating cardiac magnetic resonance abnormalities in immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myocarditis.
E
Exposure
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging
O
Outcome
Cardiac magnetic resonance abnormalities associated with myocarditis (including LVEF, myocardial oedema, late gadolinium enhancement, extracellular volume, global longitudinal strain, and T1/T2 relaxation times)surrogate

Cardiac magnetic resonance is a highly sensitive tool for the early detection and characterization of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myocarditis, providing valuable structural and functional parameters.

Cite This Study

Quispe-Silvestre et al. (2026) conducted a systematic review in Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myocarditis. Cardiac magnetic resonance was evaluated on Cardiac magnetic resonance abnormalities (LVEF, myocardial oedema, LGE, ECV, GLS, T1/T2 relaxation times). Cardiac magnetic resonance identified key abnormalities (LVEF, edema, LGE, ECV, GLS) in immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis across 20 analyzed studies.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23bafd71a5da9775e7690chttps://doi.org/10.47487/apcyccv.v7i1.586.
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