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Table 4 Most Frequently (≥10% of Patients) Reported Adverse Events Occurring with Higher Frequency in the Combination Therapy Group (≥5% Difference Between Combination Group and Either Monotherapy Group) in Either WHO Functional Class II or III by Treatment Group

From: Clinical outcomes stratified by baseline functional class after initial combination therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Adverse Event, n (%)a

Combination Therapy (n = 253)

Ambrisentan Monotherapy (n = 126)

Tadalafil Monotherapy (n = 121)

FC II (n = 76)

FC III (n = 177)

FC II (n = 38)

FC III (n = 88)

FC II (n = 41)

FC III (n = 80)

Any event

74 (97)

173 (98)

35 (92)

85 (97)

38 (93)

76 (95)

 Headache

39 (51)

68 (38)

8 (21)

33 (38)

14 (34)

28 (35)

 Edema peripheral

34 (45)

81 (46)

12 (32)

29 (33)

12 (29)

22 (28)

 Nasal congestion

22 (29)

32 (18)

8 (21)

11 (13)

5 (12)

10 (13)

 Nasopharyngitis

15 (20)

22 (12)

6 (16)

20 (23)

6 (15)

12 (15)

 Cough

13 (17)

27 (15)

5 (13)

9 (10)

7 (17)

14 (18)

 Dizziness

13 (17)

37 (21)

6 (16)

18 (20)

4 (10)

10 (13)

 Pain in extremity

13 (17)

24 (14)

4 (11)

10 (11)

4 (10)

14 (18)

 Flushing

12 (16)

26 (15)

5 (13)

13 (15)

4 (10)

7 (9)

 Non-cardiac chest pain

11 (14)

16 (9)

2 (5)

8 (9)

2 (5)

6 (8)

 Vomiting

11 (14)

17 (10)

3 (8)

8 (9)

3 (7)

9 (11)

 Palpitations

10 (13)

18 (10)

5 (13)

15 (17)

3 (7)

14 (18)

 Anemia

9 (12)

28 (16)

1 (3)

7 (8)

5 (12)

9 (11)

 Bronchitis

8 (11)

19 (11)

1 (3)

4 (5)

4 (10)

6 (8)

 Epistaxis

8 (11)

14 (8)

1 (3)

4 (5)

4 (10)

7 (9)

 Dyspepsia

6 (8)

23 (13)

0

5 (6)

6 (15)

8 (10)

  1. FC Functional class, WHO World Health Organization
  2. aIncludes adverse events with onset between the first dose of study drug and last dose + 30 days