Atrial arrhythmias following lung transplantation: A state of the art review

Table 6 Studies describing amiodarone use in atrial arrhythmias following lung transplantation, n (%)

Ref.	Year	Study type	Atrial fibrillation patients	Amiodarone use	Notes
Magnusson et al[53]	2022	Case series	159	63 (40)	Amiodarone increase mortality but not chronic lung allograft dysfunction
Hathaway et al[43]	2021	Case series	102	77 (79)	No difference between amiodarone and others. Safe to use
Kim et al[44]	2020	Case series	46	6 (13)	No mention of any amiodarone related adverse effect
Barnes et al[45]	2020	Case control study	100	48 (alone), 26 (combination)	Recommend amiodarone as the first drug to be used
Malik et al[34]	2013	Case series	27	24 (88.9)	No mention of any amiodarone related adverse effect
Isiadinso et al[35]	2011	Case series	62	38 (65)	24 out of 38 (64%) of patients treated with amiodarone died
Diaz-Guzman et al[81]	2009	Case report	1	1 patient	Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity–resolved with cessation and steroids