Colorado: Doctors warn that long-term use of drugs used to treat ADHD can seriously affect cardiovascular health.
A study conducted at the University of Colorado in the US examined data from 80 hospitals on US citizens with ADHD between the ages of 20 and 40.
In the study, a total of 12,759 pairs of patients were made who were examined for at least 10 years. In these couples, one person used drugs while the other person did not use any drugs.
In the study, after eight years of using the drugs, these patients had a 57 percent increased chance of developing heart failure compared to those who did not use the drugs.
These drugs work by changing the amount of chemicals in the brain to improve focus and concentration, but there are concerns that doing so may increase blood pressure due to a faster heart rate and weaken the heart over time. In addition, the heart muscles can be thick, hard and enlarged. This can lead to irregular heartbeats or cardiac arrest.
According to the study, people who used medication for ADHD had a 17 percent increased risk of heart failure after just one year.
