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Sick sinus syndrome associated with anti-programmed cell death-1.

Chien-Yi HsuYu-Wen SuSan-Chi Chen
Published in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2018)
Sick sinus syndrome caused by anti-PD-1 treatment is a rare adverse event. With the development of sick sinus syndrome, myocarditis should be the first differential diagnosis because of its lethality. From this case, we learned that sick sinus syndrome may be a presentation of immune- or adrenal insufficiency-mediated sinus node dysfunction, both could be reversed with a glucocorticoid supplement.
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