Diazepam and Cardiac tamponade - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Cardiac tamponade is reported as a side effect among people who take Diazepam (diazepam), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Heparin, and have Cardiac failure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Cardiac tamponade when taking Diazepam. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 105,904 people who have side effects when taking Diazepam from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Diazepam?

Diazepam has active ingredients of diazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 108,384 Diazepam users. Check the latest studies of Diazepam.

What is Cardiac tamponade?

Cardiac tamponade (fluid accumulates in heart covering) is found to be associated with 527 drugs and 775 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cardiac tamponade.

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On Aug, 27, 2026

105,904 people reported to have side effects when taking Diazepam.
Among them, 40 people (0.04%) have Cardiac tamponade.

Could Diazepam cause Cardiac tamponade?

Among these 40 people:

How long have people been on Diazepam when they have Cardiac tamponade? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Cardiac tamponade when taking Diazepam? *

  • female: 55.56 %
  • male: 44.44 %

What is the age of people who have Cardiac tamponade when taking Diazepam? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 34.29 %
  • 30-39: 5.71 %
  • 40-49: 5.71 %
  • 50-59: 14.29 %
  • 60+: 40.0 %

What are other drugs people take besides Diazepam? *

  1. Paracetamol: 12 people, 30.00%
  2. Heparin: 12 people, 30.00%
  3. Ventavis: 11 people, 27.50%
  4. Opsumit: 11 people, 27.50%
  5. Adcirca: 9 people, 22.50%
  6. Furosemide: 7 people, 17.50%
  7. Calcium: 7 people, 17.50%
  8. Metoclopramide: 6 people, 15.00%
  9. Nitroglycerin: 6 people, 15.00%
  10. Vitamin D: 5 people, 12.50%

What are other side effects people have besides Cardiac tamponade? *

  1. Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 18 people, 45.00%
  2. Pericardial Effusion (fluid around the heart): 15 people, 37.50%
  3. Concomitant Disease Aggravated (advanced due to some of accompanying): 9 people, 22.50%
  4. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (joint inflammation in children due to systemic disease): 9 people, 22.50%
  5. Fever: 9 people, 22.50%
  6. Pericardial Haemorrhage (bleeding into the heart): 8 people, 20.00%
  7. Cardiogenic Shock (inadequate circulation of blood): 7 people, 17.50%
  8. Myocardial Rupture (damage to heart muscle ,tearing of the walls of the ventricles or atria of the heart): 7 people, 17.50%
  9. Heart Attack: 6 people, 15.00%
  10. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 6 people, 15.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Cardiac Failure: 14 people, 35.00%
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 11 people, 27.50%
  3. Herpes Virus Infection: 11 people, 27.50%
  4. Infection: 11 people, 27.50%
  5. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (joint inflammation in children due to systemic disease): 11 people, 27.50%
  6. Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 11 people, 27.50%
  7. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 11 people, 27.50%
  8. Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 5 people, 12.50%
  9. Metastatic Neoplasm (spreadable cancer tumour): 3 people, 7.50%
  10. Pain: 3 people, 7.50%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on diazepam (the active ingredients of Diazepam) and Diazepam (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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