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. 2022 Aug 4;19(15):9616. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159616

Table 11.

Overview case-reports.

Source Country Treatment
Indication
Beta-Blocker
Type
Dosage Blood Glucose Heart Rate
(Beats per Minute)
Sullo MG, 2015 [66] Italy Unspecified
tachycardia
Nebivolol 5 mg per day 30 mg/dL x
Stevens TP, 1995 [67] United States Hypertension Labetalol 150 mg two
times per day
1.7 mmol/L (30 mg/dL) 111 after birth
100 in transit to tertiary referral center
100–120 (resting heart rate)
Klarr JM, 1994 [68] United States Hypertension prior
to cesarean section
Labetalol Single 30 mg
dosage
31 mg/dL (twin A)
37 mg/dL (twin B)
<80 (both twins)
Haraldsson A, 1989 [69] The
Netherlands
Hypertension prior
to cesarean section
Labetalol 50 mg/hour Not described in
article, but intravenous
glucose was given
Severe bradycardia immediately after delivery. On admission the heart rate was 140
Haraldsson A, 1989 [70] The
Netherlands
Pregnancy induced
hypertension
Labetalol 600 mg (200
mg 3 times
per day)
1.2 mmol/l <80 after delivery, 148 later
Schmimmel MS, 1989 [71] Israel Postpartum
hypertension
Atenolol 100 mg daily
(50 mg two
times per
day)
x 80
Fox RE, 1985 [72] United States Hypertension Nadolol 20 mg once
per day
20 mg/dl 136 after birth
112 at 4.5 h of age 1
>135 at 4 days of age
Woods DL, 1982 [73] South Africa Uncontrolled
hypertension
Atenolol 100 mg daily 2–5 mmol/L (45 mg/100 mL) 138
Bott-Kanner G,1978 [74] Israel Chronic
hypertension
Propranolol 160 --> 60
mg/day 2 (first
pregnancy)
120 --> stop
(second
pregnancy)
37 mg/dL (first pregnancy)
75 mg/dL after birth, 87 mg/dL next day (second pregnancy)
150 (first pregnancy)
140 (second pregnancy)
Sabom MB, 1978 [75] United States Idiopathic
Hypertrophic
subaortic stenosis
Propranolol 60 mg 4 times
per day,
discontinued
upon
admission
25–45 mg/100 ml Sinus bradycardia (heart rate not mentioned)
Datta S, 1978 [76] United States Idiopathic
Hypertrophic
subaortic stenosis
Propranolol 80 mg daily No hypoglycemia 110–120, with a short period of 80 during sleep
Habib A, 1977 [77] United States Hyperthyroidism
and congestive heart
failure (case 1),
supraventricular
tachycardia (case 2
and 3) and
hyperthyroidism
(case 4)
Propranolol 10 mg 4 times
per day (case
1, 2 and 3), 10
mg two times
per day (case
4) 3
20 mg/dL (case 1)
30 mg/dL (case 2)
25 mg/dL at one hour of age and 5 mg/dL at two hours of age (case 3)
25–45 mg/dL (case 4)
80 within one hour of delivery (case 1) 4
80–90 5 (case 2)
100–120 6 (case 3)
80–90, frequently during first 24 h of life (case 4)
Cottrill CM,
1977 [78]
United States Chronic
atrial tachycardia
Propranolol 160 mg per
day (40 mg 4
times per
day) 7
Too low to be detected by the Dextrostix method 40 at birth, later it varied between 100 and 165
Gladstone GR, 1975 [79] United States Essential
hypertension
Propranolol 240 mg per
Day
decreased to
160 mg per
Day 8
11 mg/dL 70–90 during first day of life. Rose with stimulation to 120/minute. Was 120–130/minute on day 5
Fiddler GI, 1974 [80] Scotland Hypertrophic
Obstructive
cardiomyopathy
Propranolol 30 mg 3 times
per day
12 mg/100 mL x

1 The heart rate remained low for 72 h, and frequent short episodes of bradycardia occurred that were not associated with apnea and that resolved spontaneously [72]. 2 At the time of conception, the mother was placed on a regimen of 160 mg/day. Three weeks prior to term, the propranolol dosage was reduced to 60 mg/day in preparation for the delivery [74]. 3 In case 1, the mother was receiving propranolol 20 mg for times a day at time of delivery [77]. 4 The bradycardia persisted for most of the first 36 h of life, and the heart rate remained between 100 to 120 per minute for most of the second 36 h [77]. 5 Frequent episodes of bradycardia during the first 24 h of life and occasional episodes over the next 48 h [77]. 6 The infant had occasional episodes of bradycardia (heart rate 80 to 90/minute) during the first 48 h of life, but his heart rate generally ranged between 100 to 120/minute [77]. 7 The day prior to the Cesarean section, she received 60 mg propranolol every six hours and 60 mg was given orally six hours before surgery; an additional 3 mg was given intravenously one hour before the operation [78]. 8 The mother was taking 240 mg/day at the time of conception. The dose was decreased to 160 mg/day in the fourth month of pregnancy [79].