Patients taking febuxostat may experience cardiac symptoms, but cardiac discomfort can also be caused by arrhythmia, pericarditis and other diseases.
1. febuxostat adverse drug reactions: febuxostat is a commonly used clinical uric acid drugs, taking febuxostat may appear liver function abnormalities, rash, nausea and arthralgia and other common adverse drug reactions, in addition to the occasional angina pectoris, heart murmur, tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and other adverse reactions, which can lead to the patient’s cardiac discomfort.
2. Arrhythmia: Arrhythmia is a disease in which the electrical signals, conduction and frequency of the heart are abnormal, and patients may experience chest tightness, palpitations and other discomforts.
3. Pericarditis: Pericarditis is a disease of acute inflammation of the pericardium caused by infection or autoimmune or chemical factors, in which the patient may suffer from retrosternal pain, dyspnea, and night sweats (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, but sweating stops after waking up), and other discomforts.
Cardiac discomfort may also be related to other diseases, it is recommended that patients who experience cardiac discomfort during oral febuxostat should go to the cardiology department, rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals for timely consultation and treatment according to the doctor’s instructions.