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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory 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 respiratory 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

Publications

Minviel GD, Gosnell H, Karivelil M, Ugalde IC, Huang S

A Novel Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.

Cureus. 2023;15(5):e39052

Li W, Sun J, Yu Y, Wang ZQ, Zhang PP, Guo K, Chen MT, Li YG

Clinical Features of Post Cardiac Injury Syndrome Following Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias: Systematic Review and Additional Cases.

Heart, lung & circulation. 2019;28(11):1689-1696

Cappato R, Calkins H, Chen SA, Davies W, Iesaka Y, Kalman J, Kim YH, Klein G, Natale A, Packer D, Skanes A

Prevalence and causes of fatal outcome in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009;53(19):1798-803