Isradipine (versus unexposed)

Exposed non-exposed studies (cohort)

Study Country
Study period
Population source Exposure definition Non-exposure definition Sample size Rmk
Darcie, 2004 Brazil
1994 - 1997
Singleton newborns of mothers with arterial hypertension (specific hypertensive disease of pregnancy (SHDP) or chronic arterial hypertension (CAH) and super-imposed SHDP). Newborns of hypertensive mothers treated with isradipine (5 mg twice a day) for at least 2 weeks before the delivery. unexposed, sick
Newborns of hypertensive mothers whose hypertension was controlled with diet only (without antihypertensive medication), for a minimum period of 2 weeks.
39 / 14 Study considered as a prospective cohort because no precision indicating that a randomization was carried out.
Wide-Swensson, 1995 Denmark and Sweden
Not specified.
Women with hypertension in pregnancy (diastolic blood pressure between >= 95 and <110 mm Hg), singleton pregnancy, gestational age > 25 weeks (<37) without other medication, and otherwise healthy. Women with hypertension in pregnancy randomized to capsules of oral slow-release isradipine 5 mg twice daily. unexposed, sick
Women with hypertension in pregnancy randomized to capsules of placebo given twice daily.
54 / 57 Data related to Apgar scores not reported because the number of available data for the 2 groups not provided by authors.

Case-control studies (cohort)

Study Country
Study period
Case Control Sample size Rmk

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