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Br J Ophthalmol doi:10.1136/bjo.2009.174946
  • Clinical science

Pegaptanib sodium as maintenance therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: the LEVEL study

Table 2

Non-ocular adverse events*

Serious non-ocular adverse event N (%)
All nervous system 13 (2.3)
 Cerebrovascular accident 3 (0.5)
 Cerebral infarction 1 (0.2)
All cardiac 30 (5.3)
 Myocardial infarction 4 (0.7)
 Acute coronary syndrome 1 (0.2)
 Coronary artery occlusion 1 (0.2)
 Myocardial ischaemia 1 (0.2)
All non-ocular haemorrhagic 2 (0.4)
 Haematuria 1 (0.2)
Other non-ocular adverse events reported in over 2% of subjects
 Hypertension 43 (7.6)
 Urinary tract infection 26 (4.6)
 Sinusitis 25 (4.4)
 Gastro-oesophageal reflux 21 (3.7)
 Pneumonia 20 (3.5)
 Benign prostatic hyperplasia 10 (4.3)
 Cardiac failure, congestive 18 (3.2)
 Bronchitis 19 (3.3)
 Nasopharyngitis 16 (2.8)
 Headache 16 (2.8)
 Nausea 15 (2.6)
  • * N=568 subjects with 4254 total injections.

  • Considering only male study population.

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