Table 1: Cases of terlipressin-induced arrhythmias.

Jao [5] Garg, et al. [6] Lehmann, et al. [7] Urge, et al. [8]
Age (years) 67 53 54 50
Gender Male Male Male Male
Terlipressin dose 1 mg 1 mg every 6 hour 1 mg every 8 hour 1 mg every 6 hour
Admitting diagnosis Bleeding esophageal varices Bleeding esophageal varices Weakness and ascites Coffee-ground emesis
Comorbidity DM, HT, Hep C, liver cirrhosis and kidney disease Alcoholic Liver cirrhosis and kidney failure Alcoholic, chronic pancreatitis, liver cirrhosis
Country Taiwan India Germany Czech Republic
Potassium levels 4.22 mEq/L 3.4 mEq/L Normal Normal
Magnesium levels Unknown Normal Normal Normal
Cardiac arrhythmia TdP same day as initial treatment VT same day as initial treatment TdP TdP after 6 doses of treatment

DM: Diabetes, HT: hypertension, Hep C: hepatitis C, TdP: Torsade de Pointes, VT: Ventricular tachycardia.