Coronary disease & ACSCohort study
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and cardiometabolic risk profile in patients with acute myocardial infarction: data from the SWEDEHEART registry
- Observational cohort study (SWEDEHEART registry)
- registry-based
Authors' conclusion
Adults with MI and ADHD present similar cardiometabolic risk profiles but poorer lifestyle behaviours, lower engagement in recommended interventions, and higher mortality compared with those without ADHD
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged 18–74 with first acute myocardial infarction (MI), 2006 to 2020, SWEDEHEART registry
- Participants
- 582 vs 2,704
- Exposure
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) vs no ADHD
- ADHDn = 582
- Without ADHDn = 2,704reference
- Outcome
- Cardiometabolic risk profile (clinical parameters, disease histories, behavioural factors), engagement in guideline-recommended non-pharmacological interventions, recurrent CV events and mortality
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Cardiometabolic risk profile, engagement in non-pharmacological interventions and outcomes, ADHD vs without ADHD
ADHD vs Without ADHDRR
smoking
1.53(95% CI 1.36–1.71)
snus use
1.65(CI 1.36–1.99)
participation in follow-up evaluations
0.87(CI 0.79–0.96)
stopping smoking after MI
0.76(CI 0.63–0.91)
- Higher all-cause mortality after discharge in patients with ADHD (HR)
- 2.02; 1.05-3.88
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and cardiometabolic risk profile in patients with acute myocardial infarction: data from the SWEDEHEART registry. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 11 April 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf151
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it