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职场偷情 ( {: _7 |4 {. `1 d0 R ) ~! ]6 [3 [) g & T* A i( E$ `9 @4 Z/ p cAdulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 2011 4 j2 z- b0 z9 A( v( b5 M: Q 8 R5 ?( ? F7 L7 a$ d5 uHaving a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry. ( K! g) f, s! S1 Q5 R. C6 O$ ~+ d9 y, G9 d
They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack.) a! Q$ q6 p1 H* v- Q1 ^; o. G% \
8 U- i! Q2 g, ~7 j% I3 COccasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found. " ^* }: S0 E& m3 N; ^$ X6 Z0 t : X8 Q1 O& h8 FThe short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. " W$ t Z7 E; X( Z' K) r0 w8 D( u# v' i U9 a ?6 Q" U
Those who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage.' g% F6 _2 u3 j: z. M6 Z/ ~# C
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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. / i* l! y( U2 r, p ( u9 I9 [3 |' T% I9 IOverall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack. ! f$ c: j F( M* s# C7 Y" @- r 3 u, A# h7 R% c! | KThe risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher./ p6 B+ q! r2 m
5 `5 w3 g+ g5 j8 OBut 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.- p2 y1 b' A5 _3 g' q7 a
4 e) @+ H! m! z4 ~1 g* }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. 8 x2 I" B; P3 O$ n5 v + M( @8 x: a% M6 S' s4 [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. & R, y% F6 s% o $ a! i: x' O! f! r( _' I- q$ iLike 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.+ V4 Z0 a" d. m# u
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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.. N2 @% \2 ]% d9 s7 Q: R
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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.9 E/ o/ z1 c+ b' f
8 w. h: M) P9 D' M h' Q, z'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity.9 y% ]1 \8 {5 y; ^. s
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‘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.8 u- G C! ?# M& i# v
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'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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