Retrospective of Children With ADHD and Cardiac Symptoms

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Congenital Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00266955

04-111

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is some evidence suggesting ADHD medication interaction could result in mild myocardial ischemia/infarct.

Full description

Children with no previous cardiac history who have been on Adderall for ADHD, have developed acute cardiac symptoms after the addition of Straterra for the treatment of ADHD.

We wish to do a study of the medication interactions of Straterra and other ADHD medications focusing on the cardiac manifestations.

We will collect the following information on each patient: Medical Record Number, Account number, Dates of Admission, Discharge, Treatment or Death, Information Regarding Cardiac Signs and Symptoms, Medication Information, Age, Weight, Diagnoses

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ADHD
• myocardial ischemia/infarct
• no previous cardiac history
• added Straterra
• already taking Adderall

Exclusion criteria

• those who do not meet inclusion criteria