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: b0 M+ E9 ]6 d! U4 [Adulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 20114 M. U$ F6 I. j/ J$ G, b) W4 l
1 j4 v, n2 T" }! E9 r3 EHaving a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry.; }7 C' K4 j) a* R, B4 |
7 [8 k9 b; B* n/ O" a0 YThey are probably more at risk of having a heart attack.5 R$ Y2 G! ?4 U1 g3 k- h" u& w) ?
- J1 p' R& R% q& w7 P8 Q# H7 u JOccasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found. : @% ^$ a7 d% s- ^3 L. ~3 S0 f7 C% |/ ], B
The short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. 6 V. D8 r$ ?7 O2 z' Y; d: q$ E! X$ g) d, i2 Q
Those who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage.5 N; W4 c$ C' p% S7 a. `3 r1 G7 m P5 k
* b2 `- D2 t0 K3 ~A 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. r) U( ~4 V) F" W- n 8 v8 v0 r1 {! s0 a2 w- wOverall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack.% a9 g+ L* N" Y& e8 E
& P% w+ h) u* F, d6 qThe risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher.# ?, { w& L6 r
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But 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. . u& m& y, ^- m& g1 K) F + ~% {- F7 W+ c' y3 C0 c- aThe 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/ |' I5 T" f. Q2 i4 o + R+ B$ O9 L# U# w: ~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. ( x, b" W! w$ _2 `/ T5 `$ m% P+ R8 d- [2 L7 h2 R
Like 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. 7 ]) N$ l, S/ X! A4 \) ]- [3 N9 f" ^/ Q: P* t- k
The higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active. 3 [) z+ s8 f; J( `/ A& { , H. c* E$ l# k/ `1 BAmy 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.. f5 j& b' u* u6 s, T
7 n9 V( }# |" k8 ^' Y'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity. 0 L. i& Z0 `; P- v$ L5 |( Q$ P % a5 s" Z4 C, l: x‘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. # m- I- h9 c5 L/ W8 H * {6 `3 A! V+ o6 ?, s6 E* U; b* ~'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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