ADHD Research: ADHD Medications and Cardiac Risks

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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Sensationalized New York Post article on cardiac risks from ADHD medications
02:50 Discussion of the actual 2024 study of cardiomyopathy and stimulant drugs used in the scary New York Post article
09:04 New study mentioned at the website, Neuroscience.com, on medication effects on blood pressure in adults with ADHD
09:41 Discussion of the actual review article from this week on effects of ADHD medications on blood pressure in adults with ADHD
11:20 Putting the research results into their proper perspective: what are normal blood pressure parameters and how do they change with exercise (walking up a flight of stairs)
13:28 Conclusion


Research Discussed in the Video

New York Post Article posted to Yahoo News:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/m-cardiologist-overprescribed-drug-taken-181011053.html
ADHD stimulant use associated with increased risk of cardiomyopathy in young adults
Pauline Gerard, Elijah Hale, Matthew Kennis and Zachariah Hale, Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 666.
https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/S0735-1097%2824%2902656-1

Comparative cardiovascular safety of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
LC Farhat, A Lannes, C Del Giovane, V Parlatini… - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2025
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(25)00062-8/abstract

This review was discussed in the media at Neuroscience.com:
https://neurosciencenews.com/adhd-psychopharmacology-heart-28554/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/lifesciences
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