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Adulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 20112 e) X5 B8 e) [2 q
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Having a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry.: @* Z( O* E- @1 Y
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They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack. ! s9 B0 k0 {# d: H! I, N! M+ m% [& M) n4 e3 a5 R+ D9 d
Occasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found. ( U) b6 [6 P& g/ c$ q 0 N& }- A: z/ {) G/ @2 p! OThe short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. ' K: T! c- [- n2 C6 z6 G, h 5 a# K, r* J Z$ e' jThose who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage.+ H& ]* @# T) _! X3 X+ A0 d
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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. * a7 p, U# e; w1 A; C5 ~; W8 M : G; P3 i! p: i( m8 B8 _: x4 COverall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack.- Q4 {% ?$ H E+ C' {" o% ]1 v) n
! S: W" P1 r, s# \2 @+ Q' NThe risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher. $ H7 T6 i- e. Y9 I 5 x- x2 }: t, p( \3 Q H; a) k- u# sBut 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. 1 j! s4 J: o/ K" U. k! y- g6 _+ z; j
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. ' k% R S4 H. L H- _: x& g/ i: G+ e4 S8 J
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. . E5 R* _4 c* Z1 H& L3 l T1 J- ` b! O% h
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.- H, T* Z3 F0 o( |/ N/ m6 R$ R
5 J( j( W& u7 y; ] s6 {0 _* F* H2 bThe higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active. 1 n. R1 _1 S# `* a8 O( E, g! h0 o [
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. : M5 N. o2 v' m, @/ C7 R. V$ B( N' W0 x9 L# U8 t; V* x. u: c8 }
'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity.' q l0 L/ A9 K1 S0 b& _+ T* ^
; N" ^2 _2 u: N‘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. - h. @8 I6 u0 k) c; Q: l% F! B. n 2 c6 [6 t* F9 X3 j+ s( z' J/ `'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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