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Group’s Advice on Cardiac Testing for Children With ADHD Draws Criticism
Tracy Hampton, PhD
JAMA. 2008;299(23):2735.
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Part of a recommendation that children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receive heart evaluations before treatment with stimulant drugs is drawing criticism from some experts who say the advice is premature. The guidance, provided in a statement recently published by the American Heart Association (AHA), appeared to suggest adding an electrocardiogram (ECG) to pretreatment evaluations of a child with ADHD and consulting with a cardiologist if an abnormal reading is generated (Vetter VL et al. Circulation. 2008;117[18]:2407-2423).
Although cardiac risks have been associated with medications used to treat ADHD, some experts question the need at this time for an official AHA statement on the issue.
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The American Heart Association recommends assessing children for heart conditions before prescribing stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. (Photo credit: Andrei Malov/iStockphoto.com)
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