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Adulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 2011% [( R: \+ I `7 w9 A& x8 V
7 O- G1 e9 g9 UHaving a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry.2 d, |) v5 Q! c. X% }6 ~5 y( a- ]
# V# C' a' d! s, b+ \3 y8 W6 ?3 YThey are probably more at risk of having a heart attack. . t' J% e( ^; O4 v % |, ^& V# Y& \/ ^+ i0 ^1 L: ROccasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found.1 h, f: n- s9 y
( Y$ d6 }7 p7 F4 {- qThe short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. 5 E V& t* n( g- f3 L% _3 Z# _! ]+ i# W+ `3 S3 l+ p$ }
Those who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage.. F4 D$ H6 n+ I5 S" z+ }! i0 @
) H4 K8 K5 f# j& P F8 O( aA 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. ' A, j: w; C; c# C; A" a$ ~8 m& j9 V6 H) | R
Overall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack. 3 d# g( r- V( Y: _! y0 \* _6 |( V ' y" d3 o' o9 ]0 f H, d3 |5 Q! e. U, qThe risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher. ' B# t( e9 U: k7 l+ b6 @! @% N! s( \# r
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. 8 I3 F, k3 T8 Y! ]9 D9 N. {( K8 D1 Y# e0 j M6 F4 @3 _( b" @
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. 1 o! z7 [9 l* M1 G% S6 E) J8 x' S/ s
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.) Z$ ]% e9 u/ _' X8 @
( P R* q# f* R+ W7 @$ tLike 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. 9 X8 X* X5 u0 @) Y2 U5 x8 N6 }. V, D! Z5 z% x
The higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active. : R. l4 S* C) e6 B2 N ) h$ d8 j: n0 U% i: i; vAmy 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. ( S( m' v/ }5 I" b) s- j0 N # x# G& ?4 C2 Y; M5 ~2 ]% T4 X'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity., Y9 d% ?8 G- m0 ~
" Q! M. u- H5 Y" T( u% ^‘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.. G, c3 g) q8 l, P, ^6 P- H
9 k9 V& V' u! f# m$ P/ H'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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