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. 2021 Feb 3;8:619650. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.619650

Table 1.

Diagnostic considerations for ICI-induced myocarditis and cardiotoxic events.

1. Assessment of risk factors Prior cardiovascular events and risk factors for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
2. Biomarker analysis • Baseline and serial cardiac troponin I
• B-type natriuretic peptide
3. Diagnostic testing and imaging • Electrocardiogram for abnormal PR, QRS and QTc intervals, and evidence of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias
• Echocardiogram to assess cardiac function and myocardial wall motion
• Cardiac MRI for increased T2-signal intensity, and abnormal early and late gadolinium signal intensity in contrast-enhanced MRI
• Tagged cine MRI for strain analysis
4. Endomyocardial biopsy • Tissue edema
• Lymphocyte and macrophage infiltration