Other causes of death
| First author [ref.] | Daily dose of randomised treatment | Concomitant LABA therapy | ICS-exposed patient | Cause of death |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Salmeterol | Yes | Cardiac failure, myocardial infarction |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Formoterol | Yes | Cardiopulmonary failure |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | No | Myocardial infarction | |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Myocardial ischaemia | |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Salmeterol | Yes | Myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, intestinal ischaemia |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Salmeterol | Yes | Myocardial infarction |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Unknown | Ovarian cancer | |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Unknown | Brain neoplasm | |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Unknown | Cerebrovascular accident | |
| Pauwels 26 | Formoterol 4.5 μg p.r.n. | Unknown | Carbon monoxide poisoning | |
| O'Byrne 28 | Formoterol/budesonide 9/160 μg | Yes | Sudden death | |
| Pauwels 30 | Formoterol 18 μg plus budesonide 640 μg | Yes | Suicide | |
| Brambilla 35 | Formoterol 24 μg plus salbutamol 100 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Cerebrovascular accident | |
| Brambilla 35 | Formoterol 24 μg plus salbutamol 100 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Brain metastasis secondary to lung carcinoma | |
| Buhl 36 | Formoterol/budesonide 9/320 μg | Yes | Cardiac arrest | |
| Jenkins 37 | Formoterol/budesonide 36/1280 μg | Yes | Pulmonary embolism | |
| Scicchitano 38 | Formoterol/budesonide 9/320 μg plus formoterol/budesonide 4.5/160 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Metastases to peritoneum | |
| Zetterström 39 | Formoterol/budesonide 18/640 μg | Yes | Suicide | |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | No | Aortic stenosis, tracheobronchitis | |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | No | Sudden cardiac death | |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | Formoterol | Yes | Cardiac arrest |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Cardiac failure, ovarian cancer | |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | No | Myocardial infarction | |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | Salmeterol | Yes | Myocardial infarction |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | Salmeterol | Yes | Myocardial infarction |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | Unknown | Hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic cirrhosis | |
| Pauwels 26 | Salbutamol 200 μg p.r.n. | Unknown | Cerebrovascular accident | |
| O'Byrne 28 | Budesonide 640 μg plus terbutaline 400 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Unknown | |
| Price 31 | Budesonide 800 μg | Yes | Cerebral haemorrhage | |
| Pleskow 32 | Salbutamol 720 μg | Unknown | Acute pancreatitis | |
| Brambilla 35 | Salbutamol 100 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Cardio-respiratory deficiency | |
| Scicchitano 38 | Budesonide 640 μg plus terbutaline 400 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Myocardial infarction | |
| Scicchitano 38 | Budesonide 640 μg plus terbutaline 400 μg p.r.n. | Yes | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
LABA: long-acting β-agonist; ICS: inhaled corticosteroids.