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. 2020 Jan 21;9(2):e013755. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013755

Table 2.

Recommended Modality Without Specific Guidelinesa

Therapeutic Agent Imaging Modality Source
Immune checkpoint inhibitors Echo

Consider echo with strain imaging when suspicion of ICI toxicity exists:

Definite myocarditis: New wall motion abnormality on echo not explained by another diagnosis (ie, acute coronary syndrome, stress‐induced cardiomyopathy, sepsis) and all of the following: (1) clinical syndrome consistent with myocarditis, (2) elevated biomarker of cardiac myonecrosis, (3) ECG evidence of myopericarditis, (4) negative angiography or other testing to exclude obstructive coronary disease

Probable myocarditis: New wall motion abnormality on echo with a clinical syndrome consistent with myocarditis not otherwise explained by another diagnosis and either: (1) elevated biomarker of cardiac myonecrosis or (2) ECG evidence of myopericarditis

Possible myocarditis: New wall motion abnormality on echo one of the following: (1) clinical syndrome consistent with myocarditis not explained by alternate diagnosis, (2) ECG evidence of myopericarditis

Bonaca et al101

Adawalla et al102

Waheed et al103

CMR

Consider CMR when suspicion for ICI‐induced myocarditis exists:

Definite myocarditis: CMR diagnostic of myocarditis, a clinical syndrome not explained by alternate diagnosis, and one of following: (1) elevated biomarker of cardiac myonecrosis or (2) ECG evidence of myopericarditis

Probable myocarditis: CMR with findings diagnostic of myocarditis not explained by alternate clinical diagnosis with any of the following: (1) clinical syndrome consistent with myocarditis, (2) elevated biomarker of cardiac myonecrosis, or (3) ECG evidence of myopericarditis

Possible myocarditis: Nonspecific CMR findings suggestive of myocarditis with one or more of the following: (1) clinical syndrome consistent with myocarditis not explained by alternate clinical diagnosis, (2) elevated biomarker of cardiac myonecrosis, (3) ECG evidence of myopericarditis

Mahmood et al100

Bonaca et al101

Salem et al104

18 FDG‐PET
Scenario meeting criteria for possible myocarditis (see above) with PET showing patchy cardiac FDG uptake without another explanation Bonaca et al101
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors Echo
In context of appropriate symptoms, screening echo test of choice to evaluate pulmonary pressures, right ventricular dysfunction or hypertrophy, septal deviation to the left to provide supporting evidence of pulmonary hypertension (Dasatinib useb) Moslehi et al105
CMR
Consider CMR during evaluation of suspected TKI‐related ischemia (sorafenibb) Sudasena et al92
18 FDG‐PET
Consider cardiac PET during evaluation of suspected TKI‐related ischemia (sorafenibb)

Sudasena et al92

Toubert et al91

Proteasome inhibitors Echo
Consider echo with strain imaging when evaluating LV systolic and diastolic parameters for suspected proteasome inhibitor LV dysfunction

Gavazzoni et al50

Iannaccone et al51

Radiation therapy CMR
Consider T1‐weighted mapping in the evaluation in suspected radiation induced myocardial fibrosis Mukai‐Yatagai et al59

18‐FDG PET indicates 18‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; GLS, global longitudinal strain; ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitor; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

a

Reflects emerging data that may show efficacy to additional applications of cardiac CT, MRI, and PET in broader applications.

b

Recommendations apply only to specific agent, not class.