ADHD drugs do not raise CVD risk, ‘reassuring’ meta-analysis shows

Findings were consistent across stimulant and non-stimulant medications, researchers say

ADHD medications do not appear to increase patients’ risk of cardiovascular disease regardless of age group, suggests a large global study of 3.9 million patients.

Researchers say this “reassuring” finding is consistent across both stimulants and non-stimulants, although they could not rule out a modest risk increase, especially for tachyarrhythmias and cardiac arrest.