Atrial arrhythmias after lung and heart-lung transplant: Effects on short-term mortality and the influence of amiodarone

There was a high incidence of AF after lung or heart-lung transplant, and a significant increase in mortality in AF patients treated with amiodarone. In patients with severe lung pathology, amiodarone pulmonary toxicity may be more common than previously known, and may be a significant contributor to mortality. Amiodarone use should be restricted in the lung transplant patient population.