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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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ARDS - Acute lung injury

In addition to marijuana, inhalation of burned embalming fluid or incense may alse injure the lung (PMID: 23466531)

Publications

Shehataa MS, Abdelfattah AH, Selim AN

A Case Report of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome From Cannabis and Amphetamine Use.

Cureus. 2023;15(12):e50003

Chabot C, Gouat F

Rare finding of acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with heavy cannabis use: A case-report.

Radiology case reports. 2022;17(9):3040-3042

McMahon MJ, Bhatt NA, Stahlmann CG, Philip AI

Severe Pneumonitis after Inhalation of Butane Hash Oil.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016;13(6):991-2

Gilbert CR, Baram M, Cavarocchi NC

"Smoking wet": respiratory failure related to smoking tainted marijuana cigarettes.

Texas Heart Institute journal. 2013;40(1):64-7