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Table 4 Most frequent (≥5 %) adverse events during ambrisentan treatment (safety population) by maximum Intensity

From: Evaluation of efficacy, safety and tolerability of Ambrisentan in Chinese adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a prospective open label cohort study

Adverse events

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Total

Any adverse events, n (%)

52 (38.8)

32 (23.9)

7 (5.2)

91 (67.9)

Oedema peripheral

10 (7.5)

5 (3.7)

0

15 (11.2)

Flushing

10 (7.5)

1 (0.7)

0

11 (8.2)

Alanine aminotransferase increased

8 (6.0)

1 (0.7)

0

9 (6.7)

Aspartate aminotransferase increased

7 (5.2)

2 (1.5)

0

9 (6.7)

Blood bilirubin increased

8 (6.0)

1 (0.7)

0

9 (6.7)

Gamma-glutamyltransferase increased

4 (3.0)

3 (2.2)

0

7 (5.2)

Headache

7 (5.2)

0

0

7 (5.2)

Nausea

4 (3.0)

3 (2.2)

0

7 (5.2)

  1. All the events of peripheral oedema and flushing were reported to be related to the study drug