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ADHD Medications and Cardiovascular Risk

ADHD Medications and Cardiovascular Risk Editorials represent the opinions EDITORIAL of the authors and JAMA and not those of the American Medical Association. ONLINE FIRST Some Heartening News scribed ADHD medication, and these factors are associated Philip Shaw, MD, PhD with better health. The authors discussed this healthy-user bias because they found that ADHD medications had an ap- EW MEDICATIONS HAVE RECEIVED AS MUCH PUBLIC parent protective association with the risk of stroke and sud- scrutiny as those used for attention-deficit/ den cardiac death. However, these findings were elimi- hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The most serious nated when further analyses that controlled for additional Fconcerns have centered on cardiovascular risk. The 1 demographic characteristics and cardiovascular health were study by Habel and colleagues in this issue of JAMA com- conducted. Likewise, the authors found that an apparently pared approximately150 000 adults prescribed ADHD medi- significant increase in risk of myocardial infarction was also cation with approximately 300 000 nonusers and found no rendered null when the same variables were considered. evidence of a link between ADHD medications and myo- One of the most elegant features of the study is the sec- cardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, or stroke. ond approach the authors adopted to deal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

ADHD Medications and Cardiovascular Risk

JAMA , Volume 306 (24) – Dec 28, 2011

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2011.1866
pmid
22161945
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Abstract

Editorials represent the opinions EDITORIAL of the authors and JAMA and not those of the American Medical Association. ONLINE FIRST Some Heartening News scribed ADHD medication, and these factors are associated Philip Shaw, MD, PhD with better health. The authors discussed this healthy-user bias because they found that ADHD medications had an ap- EW MEDICATIONS HAVE RECEIVED AS MUCH PUBLIC parent protective association with the risk of stroke and sud- scrutiny as those used for attention-deficit/ den cardiac death. However, these findings were elimi- hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The most serious nated when further analyses that controlled for additional Fconcerns have centered on cardiovascular risk. The 1 demographic characteristics and cardiovascular health were study by Habel and colleagues in this issue of JAMA com- conducted. Likewise, the authors found that an apparently pared approximately150 000 adults prescribed ADHD medi- significant increase in risk of myocardial infarction was also cation with approximately 300 000 nonusers and found no rendered null when the same variables were considered. evidence of a link between ADHD medications and myo- One of the most elegant features of the study is the sec- cardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, or stroke. ond approach the authors adopted to deal

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Published: Dec 28, 2011

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