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1 Q3 k4 F- G9 k& o8 f* v- nAdulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 2011: `( |! a# j7 c. A; a5 y( K
F3 g3 A7 w' b( u/ U$ MHaving a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry.$ W( e, U+ L1 B- f" S' ?- R
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They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack.' I# d% M, H. D- ?
! I% I- D3 a, z2 K9 g( @- uOccasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found.+ w" ^( k" m* T
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The short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. 4 R0 e( [1 k2 h* d; F$ x) F & V3 q3 w; L) M' `Those who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage.7 I& T) }$ t$ J" @. {. m5 g
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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.% s5 @3 x( v4 ^) k' z
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Overall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack. & a: K" e5 x: ~, r ; O' F" F3 b' ^( z! z7 v1 _+ Q% e/ W% MThe risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher. 6 q9 @. x$ _0 e& |* g3 o , [1 C/ V `7 x' h, FBut 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. % |0 M& r* S9 ?! H7 c6 i) b; u% ]6 e# Y( r4 j; ?2 ]5 P
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.! f7 x: V; M/ ?
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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.% U0 F2 `0 ^3 i* B3 u! X2 D
2 N5 a- C- C( O/ ]2 wLike 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.! Q1 \- i$ |8 A
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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* F, G6 y7 w+ [% O
8 y' y. I6 v8 _2 z L& W3 UAmy 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. + C2 e8 E4 p6 ^- ?$ K2 C0 Y4 E) E3 S7 x
'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity.8 z! B+ i8 N5 W# B& ^
- r4 `/ Z1 }4 {9 E" ^5 s6 W7 s) M‘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( _! N/ {2 C6 V- O1 X. A1 D. a: Y, b" h9 X% r% }
'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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