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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

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An area or areas of consolidation

Publications

Viswam D, Nair SG, Patel V, Nagaraj

Ultra-short course of low-dose amiodarone-induced post-operative fatal pulmonary toxicity.

The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2011;59:443-7

Chendrasekhar A, Barke RA, Druck P

Recurrent amiodarone pulmonary toxicity.

Southern medical journal. 1996;89(1):85-6