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Cardiomegaly: Which Medications Cause It? (6,351 Reports Across 483 Drugs)

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Cardiomegaly has been reported as an adverse event with 483 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 6,351 total reports. 1,513 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Cardiomegaly are SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN, ADALIMUMAB, and ONDANSETRON.

6,351
Total Reports
483
Drugs Involved
1,513
Deaths
3,473
Hospitalizations
57.1 yrs
Average Patient Age
56.3% / 43.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Cardiomegaly Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SACUBITRIL\VALSARTAN 365 0.3% 69 171 20
ADALIMUMAB 301 0.1% 37 179 14
ONDANSETRON 198 0.9% 32 66 10
OXYCODONE 164 0.1% 147 36 11
AMLODIPINE 161 0.3% 38 120 6
CARVEDILOL 151 1.1% 19 104 3
MACITENTAN 141 0.3% 38 117 8
ACETAMINOPHEN 133 0.1% 60 70 32
TREPROSTINIL 129 0.1% 23 87 14
FUROSEMIDE 122 0.2% 17 67 11
ASPIRIN 116 0.1% 10 85 17
BISOPROLOL 110 0.4% 42 90 25
CLOZAPINE 110 0.1% 61 38 15
VALSARTAN 108 0.5% 16 56 4
PANTOPRAZOLE 104 0.1% 30 92 23
METHOTREXATE 98 0.0% 11 53 19
VENLAFAXINE 96 0.2% 52 54 27
AMBRISENTAN 93 0.1% 10 59 4
METFORMIN 93 0.1% 15 78 11
ROSUVASTATIN 93 0.3% 11 50 12

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Cardiomegaly

365 reports
301 reports
198 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)