%0 Journal Article
%T Toxicity to immune checkpoint inhibitors presenting as pulmonary arterial vasculopathy and rapidly progressing right ventricular dysfunction
%A Charan Reddy
%A Krishna BA
%A Pallavi Patil
%A Prakash Sanzgiri
%A Smruti Koppikar
%J American Journal of Cancer Case Reports
%D 2019
%X Introduction: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) are antitumor drugs associated with a number of serious immune-related adverse events (IRAEs). ICIs enhance anti-tumor immunity, thereby energized patient's immune system to fight cancer. IRAEs may affect functions of various organs, including heart, and may lead to morbidity and, to some extent mortality. Left ventricle (LV) myocarditis with dysfunction is a known side effect of this class of drugs. However, right ventricle (RV) myocarditis and pulmonary vasculitis are an unknown entity and has not been previously reported. Here, we present the first case of IRAEs causing selective RV involvement with dysfunctions, attributed to immune checkpoint inhibitors described till date in medical literature
%U http://ivyunion.org/index.php/ajccr/article/view/1360