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.