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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Mar 9;33(5):683–688. doi: 10.1007/s00246-012-0180-4

Table 3.

Adverse events on sildenafil and tadalafil in 29 patients

sildenafil
number (%)
tadalafil
number (%)
Symptoms due to PAH
fatigue 7 (24) 6 (21)
chest pain 3 (10) 0 (0)
dyspnea 1 (3) 1 (3)
syncope 1 (3) 0 (0)

Side effects
headache* 4 (21) 4 (21)
nausea 2 (7) 2 (7)
flushing 1 (3) 1 (3)
myalgia 0 (0) 1 (3)
nasal congestion 0 (0) 1 (3)
others erection 1
clitoral and facial swelling 1 clitoral and facial swelling 1

PAH; pulmonary arterial hypertension

*

including migraine