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. 2022 Nov 29;5(2):170–172. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.11.018

Table 1.

Cardiovascular immune-related adverse events (irAEs) from use of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Cardiac irAEs Pembrolizumab Atezolizumab Nivolumab Cemiplimab Avelumab Durvalumab
Arrhythmia
Tachycardia 386 178 644 14 31 53
Bradycardia 101 22 144 3 11 10
Miscellaneous 150 34 195 12 9 14
Myocarditis 456 87 704 24 29 62
Pericardial disease 269 81 367 4 10 37
Heart failure 278 98 424 16 14 34
Acute coronary syndrome 187 77 322 10 10 28
Cardiac arrest 123 43 171 3 17 25
Structural cardiac disorders 126 28 134 3 7 16
Total adverse cardiac events 1722 561 2742 76 115 245
Total adverse events 40,805 12,415 62,650 1355 2700 5610

Listed are the most frequently reported adverse cardiac events submitted to VigiAccess (World Health Organization, http://www.vigiaccess.org/ [accessed November 5, 2022]) related to use of various immune checkpoint inhibitors. Miscellaneous arrhythmias include bundle branch blocks, sinus node dysfunction, and pulseless electrical activity. Structural cardiac disorders include cardiomyopathy (excluding ischemic), valvular disease, chamber enlargement, and intracardiac mass.