Introduction: A wide spectrum of cardiovascular (CV) toxicity is associated with anticancer treatment, and nearly all chemotherapeutic agents can elicit CV toxicity. Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases 4/6 (CDK4/6Is) have become standard of care in the treatment of hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC). CV side effects are uncommon with CDK4/6Is and only include QT prolongation, with a low incidence rate.

Case Presentation: This paper describes 2 cases of new-onset second-degree type 2 atrioventricular (AV) blocks requiring permanent cardiac pacing involving 2 women with MBC receiving ribociclib or abemaciclib. Both our patients had no known history or risk factors of cardiac disease and a normal 12-lead resting electrocardiogram (ECG) when diagnosed with breast adenocarcinoma. Both patients have been subjected to surveillance for cardiotoxicity with serial ECG and echocardiography. No left ventricular dysfunction or arrhythmia was found during the follow-up, and cardiac biomarkers were normal.

Conclusion: To our knowledge, these are the first cases reported in the literature of new-onset advanced AV blocks in patients under treatment with CDK4/6Is, suggesting the clinical relevance of a more frequent ECG monitoring, besides the QT interval, in these patients.

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