An Evaluation of Whether Routine QTc Interval Screening Is Necessary Prior to Starting ADHD Medications: Experience from a Large Retrospective Study
Routine screening ECGs prior to treatment with ADHD medications may not be necessary in healthy children with no family history of cardiac disease. However, further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term effects of ADHD medications in low-risk pediatric patients.
Authors
- Redab Al-Ghawanmeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2664-0703)
- Wael Khreisat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0422-6467)
- Ghaith M. Al‐Taani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7745-4885)
- Osama Alsarhan
- Hamza A. Alsayouf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3646-7599)
- Azhar S. Daoud
- Lima M. Dyab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6628-2368)
- Luay S. Alhawawsha
- Hadeel Al-Smadi
- Haitham E. Elsadek
Institutions
- Amman Arab University (JO)
- Hashemite University (JO)
- Jordan Hospital (JO)
- King Hussein Medical Center (JO)
- Specialty Hospital, Jordan (JO)
- Yarmouk University (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric16040098
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00