American Heart Association Recommends Screenings for Kids With ADHD
By Jerry • Apr 23rd, 2008 • Category: ADHD in the News, Featured
The American heart Association has released a recommendation to have children diagnosed with ADHD undergo a screening for heart problems before being prescribed stimulant based medication. According to the AHA, these drugs can lead to heart problems or cause severe symptoms in children who have existing heart problems.
The Association is not recommending that children be taken off medication, but they are concerned about the overall health of patients treated for long periods with stimulants, due to the strain it can place on the heart. Dr. Victoria Vetter, a pediatric cardiologist and head of the committee that made the recommendation is quoted as saying “We don’t want to keep children who have this from being treated. We want to do it as safely as possible.”
Way to go people!
Jerry is an adult with ADHD, father of 4 children diagnosed with ADHD, married to a lovely, caring wife with ADHD, blog author, foodie, geek, and even after all of that, he's still mostly sane
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