PDCD1 and vasculitis: First, the dysregulation of immune checkpoints, such as cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) and programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1), and molecular mimicry with cardiac autoantigens, leads to immune-related adverse events, including myocarditis and vasculitis.