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Cardiac Arrest following a Myocardial Infarction in a Child Treated with Methylphenidate
Joint Authors
Munk, Kim
Gormsen, Lise
Kim, Won Yong
Andersen, Niels Holmark
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The use of psychostimulants labeled to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder increases.
Among side effects these drugs raise blood pressure and heart rate, and the safety has been scrutinised in recent years.
Data from large epidemiological studies, including over a million person-years, did not report any cases of myocardial infarction in current users of methylphenidate, and the risk of serious adverse cardiac events was not found to be increased.
We present a case with an 11-year-old child, treated with methylphenidate, who suffered cardiac arrest and was diagnosed with a remote myocardial infarction.
This demonstrates that myocardial infarction can happen due to methylphenidate exposure in a cardiac healthy child, without cardiovascular risk factors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Munk, Kim& Gormsen, Lise& Kim, Won Yong& Andersen, Niels Holmark. 2015. Cardiac Arrest following a Myocardial Infarction in a Child Treated with Methylphenidate. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Munk, Kim…[et al.]. Cardiac Arrest following a Myocardial Infarction in a Child Treated with Methylphenidate. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Munk, Kim& Gormsen, Lise& Kim, Won Yong& Andersen, Niels Holmark. Cardiac Arrest following a Myocardial Infarction in a Child Treated with Methylphenidate. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059816
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059816