Key result
ICIs linked to rare but life-threatening atrial, ventricular, and conduction arrhythmias.
Why the study?
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are associated with cardiovascular immune-related adverse events, including rare yet potentially life-threatening arrhythmias across a wide clinical spectrum.
What are the clinical characteristics, mechanisms, and management strategies for arrhythmias associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy?
What are the clinical characteristics, mechanisms, and management strategies for arrhythmias associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy?
This review highlights the growing spectrum of ICI-induced arrhythmias, emphasizing the need for improved understanding to balance oncological efficacy with cardiovascular safety.
ICI-associated arrhythmias warrant clinical vigilance in cancer patients; leaves open the need for prospective incidence and management data.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed cancer therapy but are associated with a growing spectrum of cardiovascular immune‐related adverse events. Among these, arrhythmias represent a rare yet potentially life‐threatening complication. ICI‐induced arrhythmias encompass a wide clinical spectrum, including atrial arrhythmias, conduction disturbances and malignant ventricular arrhythmias. This review summarizes the current evidence on the incidence, clinical presentation, pathophysiological mechanisms and management of ICI‐associated arrhythmias. We discuss the limitations of available data, which are largely derived from case reports, small series and retrospective registries, and highlight the implications for clinical practice. Improved understanding of ICI‐induced arrhythmias is essential to balance oncological efficacy with cardiovascular safety in this, rapidly expanding, patient population.
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Wang et al. (2026) conducted a review in Cancer / ICI-associated arrhythmias. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) was evaluated. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are associated with a rare but potentially life-threatening spectrum of arrhythmias, including atrial arrhythmias, conduction disturbances, and ventricular arrhythmias.
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