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In April the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended that all children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receive careful evaluation and monitoring--as well as an electrocardiogram (ECG)--prior to beginning treatment with stimulant drugs. The recommendation was particularly aimed at children with pre-existing heart abnormalities and the AHA pointed to studies showing that stimulant medications can increase heart rate and blood pressure. The group wrote that although these side effects are …