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Adulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 2011 % M5 p) D) |4 f- X! J U: v7 a* J 1 Z1 O, f; c3 ^- D( t* B, j$ w4 YHaving a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry.+ m2 W" K5 [$ Z) g0 X8 l3 M$ N" g
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They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack.# B. H7 i+ P1 X
& B+ c2 I" l1 i' @ tOccasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found. H8 s: I6 @9 e5 u! u v ?
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The short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. 9 \( { A+ F ]" L- ~% e% o) X2 U$ O0 K$ o, W$ Z% r$ 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.* ]- e) v; O8 ]
+ r; c+ d% e1 |, D' z$ Q' lA 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. % H& b# V3 M+ N2 S9 t( k6 R( @- v6 H" X9 I# M
Overall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack. 9 Q$ {# _" G# n2 T( U$ ~; w0 [' j7 e; F+ g# J' h4 ^; |
The risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher.% H V- |* u7 G" F. h
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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.- b5 H0 y' @4 O7 q1 w$ ?
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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. A% g0 X) w7 O, s
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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. % Y6 k9 l, r( F " F" s' a2 s) k: _1 W( U" u; JLike 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. " r. W( N6 O; ?7 B4 a 4 [3 I) h# m$ \4 K9 e2 N' zThe higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active.1 u( P. P0 Y6 Y
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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.2 x0 O7 k5 B' u3 ]" {: ?
$ k7 S& U: l4 I'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity.$ c6 C7 S+ ]/ X
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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. . o3 J/ Z2 [5 Y9 F& h2 ~ 6 p1 _3 f& [8 p6 C7 H! Q9 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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