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Table 3 Summary of safety (safety population): post-hoc analysis

From: Efficacy and safety of ambrisentan in Chinese patients with connective tissue disease-pulmonary arterial hypertension: a post-hoc analysis

 

Ambrisentan

CTD-PAH

(N = 71)

IPAH/HPAH

(N = 51)

Any AEs, n (%)

52 (73.2)

31 (60.8)

 AEs related to study treatment

28 (39.4)

17 (33.3)

 Discontinuation due to AE

1 (1.4)

2 (3.9)

Any serious AEs, n (%)

6 (8.5)

3 (5.9)

Deaths, n (%)

1 (1.4)

1 (2.0)

Most frequent (≥5% in either subgroup) AEs, n (%)

 Flushing

9 (12.7)

2 (3.9)

 Oedema peripheral

7 (9.9)

8 (15.7)

 Headache

6 (8.5)

0

 Decreased appetite

5 (7.0)

1 (2.0)

 Dizziness

5 (7.0)

1 (2.0)

 Nausea

5 (7.0)

2 (3.9)

 Alanine aminotransferase increased

4 (5.6)

5 (9.8)

 Blood bilirubin increased

4 (5.6)

5 (9.8)

 Blood glucose increased

2 (2.8)

3 (5.9)

 Cough

4 (5.6)

2 (3.9)

 Gamma glutamyltransferase increased

4 (5.6)

3 (5.9)

 Aspartate aminotransferase increased

3 (4.2)

6 (11.8)

  1. AE adverse event, CTD connective tissue disease, HPAH Heritable PAH, IPAH Idiopathic PAH, PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension