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. 2010 Apr;21(4):705–712. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2009080857

Table 3.

Investigator-assessed serious AEs potentially related to tolvaptan use

Description Cause Days Relationship Action Outcome
Ventricular tachycardia in a 75-year-old man CHF 3 Possible Discontinued Resolved
ARF in a 53-year-old man with decompensated heart failure, atrial tachycardia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and catheter site infection CHF 14, 30, 459 (three events) Possible Interrupted use Resolved
Hyponatremia and convulsions in a 76-year-old woman SIADH 16, 168 Probable Dosage increase Resolved
Hepatorenal syndrome in a 65-year-old woman Cirrhosis 53 Possible Interrupted use Fatal
Clostridium difficile colitis in an 86-year-old woman with CHF, peripheral ischemia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and pneumonia CHF 173 Possible None Recovered
ARF in a 48-year-old man with decompensated and worsening heart failure CHF 218 Possible Interrupted use Resolved
Severe dehydration, hypoglycemia, and therapeutic agent toxicity in an 87-year-old woman with recurrent atrial fibrillation SIADH 238, 238, 238 Possible Interrupted use Resolved
Nausea, vomiting, and increased blood creatinine in a 79-year-old man with transient ischemic attack CHF 329, 315, 315 Possible Discontinued Resolved
ARF in a 33-year-old man with heart failure, cardiac tamponade, and respiratory distress CHF 540 Possible Interrupted use Resolved
Dehydration in a 72-year-old woman with depression and gastroenteritis SIADH 709 Possible None Resolved

ARF, acute renal failure.