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职场偷情 * G# |2 i/ J% O$ h0 q; t0 V 1 @# [7 ?1 K) J, T' k8 ~ 4 N+ I' u, N& vAdulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 2011 ' z ^- j1 M0 Z! R. u0 }3 ]- X1 o( L" n9 N' W
Having a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry. 5 @! T9 `7 V- r) U( Q' Q7 E+ u: \& r3 g/ J
They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack.7 v% t# R J4 g2 X- A& W6 C
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Occasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found.) n% O( `# \0 x; i4 f) a8 }) `! [
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The short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love.' `. C% F0 w7 G8 ]! o j. C
7 A( n! ^1 F* \8 sThose who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage. , |' `. X4 w+ P2 I9 z. g 7 k5 W6 k' \2 wA review of 14 studies of heart attacks found the heart is under strain during any form of ‘episodic’ physical activity – something an individual only does rarely. 5 h; H2 m; F7 K: b9 U. e. \+ ]: \
Overall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack./ S1 b- |: Q u
: a: x$ V' F2 Y5 }' _The risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher. ! ?, z1 P5 |9 N' E* Z- u4 F$ J( `% } 0 x6 \# A& f$ q& m4 a& }. j. BBut the more active an individual is, either sexually or physically, the lower the risk falls, said the review in the Journal of the American Medical Association.( C9 h; e8 b6 f! [9 R" W
: w- S$ i1 o2 x+ S* e0 ~3 @The relative risk of heart attack caused by a burst of activity falls by around 45 per cent for each additional time a person indulges in it a week. The risk of sudden cardiac death also falls by 30 per cent. k' V$ e. l" V% z% s
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The researchers, from the Tufts Medical Centre and Harvard School of Public Health, stress that the number of heart attacks actually caused by sex will be low. " t6 k$ ~" d) P3 B2 t% ]* ^ " B. j* ?8 `7 w5 E# K% MLike any physical activity, sex can increase the heart rate and blood pressure, which means the heart has to work harder. As a result, sex carries the same risk of triggering heart trouble as equally energetic forms of physical activity.; e* P# a& O+ N, ^! U
* [; X8 D4 _# d. R9 rThe higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active.: {$ J; I' i1 t/ b8 }9 }
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Amy Thompson, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: ‘It’s important to distinguish between what causes a heart attack, and what potentially triggers it. / p+ o3 m, [4 v - w$ c4 @7 K) n5 g) l/ ['The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity.7 g- r8 e9 C+ e& [9 t; G
! q. j7 V1 x8 U, L2 y‘To help keep your heart healthy you should aim to do 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity, such as a brisk walk or gardening, at least five times a week.0 ^1 v7 g# B7 g& R$ r% l
: N# B, n4 V/ M: O% J* d: @# ^0 v'Sex places no more stress on the heart than climbing a couple of flights of stairs, so people with or without heart disease need not avoid it.’
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