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LETTER: A commentary on “A young man with acute dilated cardiomyopathy associated with methylphenidate”

Authors Ghanizadeh A

Published 5 June 2009 Volume 2009:5 Pages 525—526

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S5108



Ahmad Ghanizadeh1,2

1Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Hafez Hospital, Shiraz, Iran

With reference to the report by Nymark and colleagues,1 there are some points that should be highlighted. There is certainly a debate over whether methylphenidate is truly safe regarding possible cardiac side effects.

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