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Introduction: Approved drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Spain are methylphenidate, lisdexamphetamine, atomoxetine and guanfacine. Due to adverse cardiovascular effects, mainly increased blood pressure and heart rate, its use in patients with known or undiagnosed heart disease may be controversial. Objective: To obtain a consensus document from the Spanish Society of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Diseases (SECPCC) and experts from other Agencies and Societies as a guide for the paediatric cardiologist and physicians who treat children and adolescents with ADHD. Method: An analysis was performed on the bibliography and Clinical Practice Guidelines, technical data sheets approved by the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Devices, and the Spanish Ministry of Health Guidelines. A Working Group was formed, with a Coordinator, as well as members of the Clinical Cardiology Working Group and Arrhythmia Group of the SECPCC. This Group produced a preliminary document that was reviewed by a group of external experts (List 1) and a group of internal experts of the SECPCC (List 2) with a consensus being reached on the final document. Results: The recommendations of the SECPCC and the group of experts are presented on cardiovascular evaluation prior to treatment in children and adolescents with unknown cardiovascular disease and with known cardiovascular disease.The recommendations of the SECPCC and the group of experts are also presented on the use of medications for ADHD in children and adolescents with cardiological symptoms with no evidence of heart disease, congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy, Marfan syndrome and other aortic diseases, hypertension, and arrhythmias. Resumen: Introducción: Los fármacos aprobados para el trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad (TDAH) en España son: metilfenidato, lisdexanfetamina, atomoxetina y guanfacina. Debido a los efectos adversos cardiovasculares que pueden producir, principalmente aumento de la tensión arterial y la frecuencia cardiaca, su uso en pacientes con cardiopatías conocidas o no diagnosticadas puede ser controvertido. Objetivo: Realización de un documento de consenso de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología Pediátrica y Cardiopatías Congénitas (SECPCC) y expertos de otras Agencias y Sociedades como instrumento para el cardiólogo infantil y los médicos que tratan niños y adolescentes con TDAH. Metodología: Análisis de la bibliografía y Guías de Práctica Clínica, fichas técnicas aprobadas por la Agencia Española del Medicamento y Productos Sanitarios y Guía del Ministerio de Sanidad español. Formación de un Grupo de trabajo con un Coordinador, miembros de los grupos de trabajo de Cardiología Clínica y Arritmias de la SECPCC. Este Grupo realizó un documento que fue revisado por un grupo de expertos externos (Anexo 1) y un grupo de expertos internos de la SECPCC (Anexo 2) llegando a un consenso para la obtención del documento final. Resultados: Se presentan las recomendaciones de la SECPCC y el grupo de expertos sobre la evaluación cardiovascular previa al tratamiento en niños y adolescentes sin enfermedad cardiovascular conocida y con enfermedad cardiovascular conocida. Se presentan las recomendaciones de la SECPCC y el grupo de expertos sobre el uso de medicamentos para el TDAH en niños y adolescentes con síntomas cardiológicos sin evidencia de cardiopatía, cardiopatías congénitas, miocardiopatías, síndrome de Marfan y otras aortopatías, hipertensión arterial y arritmias.

Introduction: Approved drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Spain are methylphenidate, lisdexamphetamine, atomoxetine and guanfacine. Due to adverse cardiovascular effects, mainly increased blood pressure and heart rate, its use in patients with known or undiagnosed heart disease may be controversial., Objective: To obtain a consensus document from the Spanish Society of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Diseases (SECPCC) and experts from other Agencies and Societies as a guide for the paediatric cardiologist and physicians who treat children and adolescents with ADHD., Methodology: An analysis was performed on the bibliography and Clinical Practice Guidelines, technical data sheets approved by the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Devices, and the Spanish Ministry of Health Guidelines. A Working Group was formed, with a Coordinator, as well as members of the Clinical Cardiology Working Group and Arrhythmia Group of the SECPCC. This Group produced a preliminary document that was reviewed by a group of external experts and a group of internal experts of the SECPCC with a consensus being reached on the final document., Results: The recommendations of the SECPCC and the group of experts are presented on cardiovascular evaluation prior to treatment in children and adolescents with no known cardiovascular disease and with known cardiovascular disease. The recommendations of the SECPCC and the group of experts are also presented on the use of medications for ADHD in children and adolescents with cardiological symptoms with no evidence of heart disease, congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy, Marfan syndrome and other aortic diseases, hypertension, and arrhythmias., (Copyright © 2020 Asociación Española de Pediatría. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)