Table 1.
Author | No. of cases | Cardiac toxicity | Time of onset | Treatment | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heinzerling (2016) | 8 | Various | 16 weeks (median) | Steroids (63%) | 3 patients (38%) died of a side effect |
Escudier (2017) | 30 | Various | 65 days (median) | Not listed | 8 patients (27%) died of a cardiovascular event |
Moslehi (2018) | 101 | Myocarditis | 27 days (median) | Not listed | 46 patients (46%) died of severe myocarditis |
Mahmood (2018) | 35 | Myocarditis | 34 days (median) | Steroids (89%) | 6 patients (17%) died of a cardiovascular event |
Yang (Case reports review) (2018) | 13 | Myocarditis, Pericarditis, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy | 15 days- 24 weeks | Steroids (92%) | 2 patients (15%) died of myocarditis |