Successful Therapy for Myocarditis Concomitant With Complete Heart Block After Pembrolizumab Treatment for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report With Literature Review

Successful Therapy for Myocarditis Concomitant With Complete Heart Block After Pembrolizumab Treatment for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report With Literature Review

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapy over the past decade. Despite their beneficial effects on treating numerous types of tumors, cardiotoxicity resulting from ICIs is a rare side effect but a concerning one due to its high mortality rate. We herein describe a case...

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Main Authors: Lina Su, Chuanfen Liu, Wenjie Wu, Yuxia Cui, Manyan Wu, Hong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
immune checkpoint inhibitors
myocarditis
complete atrioventricular (AV) block
head and neck squamous cancer cells (HNSCC)
global longitudinal peak strain
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.898756/full

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