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Adulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 2011 / W2 V- K+ p6 l/ F+ X J 5 K- M- ~2 w4 k, W9 J4 X. I6 fHaving a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry. " I; f, D$ q2 w. g2 X1 e1 b! w* ~; O0 n: F; ]
They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack.( Z0 ?) l2 @& |
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Occasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found.# I: s! K) y' ]# M
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The short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. : x8 W6 a" B6 J3 q8 t- a; [2 g" \! X% n# @
Those who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage.6 c2 `9 P2 S% ~$ C+ r3 p, ]0 k
9 E# j$ g* e6 ] h- j: s2 f! m( TA 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 q( r) z! f% G ) q+ d5 y6 [. Z9 gOverall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack. $ P) |; k; x; S' u. d) [! s , m+ d4 x h4 ?) }% z1 x7 vThe risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher.. m- ]/ x* J( e- f* D5 k+ N
% S7 d5 J- W5 T: ]' L8 r% tBut 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.+ `* J7 A+ f$ w% x$ M
* L3 Z$ \7 q7 Z9 U; h8 q5 w' mThe 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. 8 i7 U0 f! T' V3 C! g0 p 3 t- s v, z4 t% L: F( HThe 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. " ^9 |0 x: Y' U, z3 m8 u8 W6 ~6 x3 I: N; p5 `2 o4 k5 E
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.) N% J! u' I. b
+ c1 G$ o* B* f9 v* h4 e2 pThe higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active.. v7 O0 j; Q+ X0 u% q1 |
+ A% U5 w4 m$ J9 Q0 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. 5 j0 h* O# q& {4 X* `) y ! W& A& `( Q7 p+ s'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity." N! {, Q' @# L7 K) F
1 i N: G: t4 A6 {/ D‘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. 2 O+ Q `5 J! o% H" L6 t, M' c1 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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