Accident & Injury Law in Texas » Before Kids Get ADHD Drugs Have Their Hearts Checked http://www.austinaccidentlawyer.com/blog Helping Texas Accident Victims Preserve Their Rights Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:47:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Before Kids Get ADHD Drugs Have Their Hearts Checked http://www.austinaccidentlawyer.com/blog/before-kids-get-adhd-drugs-have-their-hearts-checked/ http://www.austinaccidentlawyer.com/blog/before-kids-get-adhd-drugs-have-their-hearts-checked/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:43:42 +0000 admin http://www.austinaccidentlawyer.com/blog/?p=39 Before Kids Get ADHD Drugs Have Their Hearts Checked is a post from: Accident & Injury Law in Texas

]]> Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before taking drugs such as Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-defecit disorder according to the American Heart Association.  Children already on the drugs should also be tested.

Stimulants can increase blood pressure and heart rate which for most children isn’t a problem.  But for those with heart conditions, it could make them more vulnerable to sudden cardiac arrest – an erratic heartbeat that causes the organ to stop pumping blood through the body – and other heart problems.

About 2.5 million children and 1.5 million adults in America take some form of medication for attention-deficit (hyperactivity) disorder, or ADHD, according to government estimates.

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