The Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of cardiac adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for cardiac adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
ARDS - Acute lung injury
Publications
Possible ARDS Following Cosmetic Lipolysis: A Case Report Urging Caution in Aesthetic Medicine.
The American journal of case reports. 2026;27:e951294
A Case of Acute Fulminant Fat Embolism Syndrome after Liposuction Surgery.
Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases. 2015;78(4):423-7
Acute respiratory distress following liposuction.
Military medicine. 2007;172(6):666-8
Fatal and near-fatal complications of liposuction.
Southern medical journal. 1998;91(5):487-92
Fat embolism after liposuction.
Chest. 1988;93(6):1294-5