Heart Screening for Kids with ADHD at UVA Children's Hospital

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The University of Virginia Children's Hospital will offer heart screening for children with ADHD starting next week. The American Heart Association recently recommended that children on stimulant medicine get cardiac exams and ECG, to screen for heart disease.

They'll take place next Monday through Thursday at UVA's Pediatric Primary Care Clinic from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. For more information, call 434-924-2350.

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