Abstract
Researchers from Vanderbilt University, TN; Kaiser Permanente, California; and other centers conducted a retrospective cohort study of serious cardiovascular events in 1,200,438 children and young adults, ages 2 to 24 years (mean 11.1 years), with ADHD.
Highlights
Researchers from Vanderbilt University, TN; Kaiser Permanente, California; and other centers conducted a retrospective cohort study of serious cardiovascular events in 1,200,438 children and young adults, ages 2 to 24 years, with ADHD
Two nonuser control subjects were randomly selected for each patient receiving an ADHD medication
Involvement in competitive sports might be added as an indication for pretreatment ECG in adolescents
Summary
Researchers from Vanderbilt University, TN; Kaiser Permanente, California; and other centers conducted a retrospective cohort study of serious cardiovascular events in 1,200,438 children and young adults, ages 2 to 24 years (mean 11.1 years), with ADHD. Patients with congenital heart disease were included. The primary study endpoint was a serious cardiovasculr event, defined as sudden cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or stroke persisting >24 hours.
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