7 {/ e& f( X- J8 F' t+ V# J 4 n/ G2 ^6 g8 J& h$ |* C: SAdulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 2011 $ |$ _; ^0 I& S+ [/ N& O; n1 r1 P& T1 V! U1 t; h+ V% y
Having a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry. g" Q: f! s; @
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They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack. . S$ @2 \$ K- ^: ~8 S 2 i% t. o+ D5 P% k3 N9 D" pOccasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found.* Z2 R: m! {" H/ U" [
! V- K* c' t: I0 w9 R9 SThe short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. " {9 r; Y+ B1 b! k' f5 I ' ~# W- Q0 y% j4 ^0 H- JThose who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage.% V" g4 ]* ^. G4 J7 H" 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. 5 ]! S! C5 y" @, `" S3 j * @4 r7 l$ F" ]8 t/ UOverall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack.+ _4 L5 x$ A! M# R' S0 M) i
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The risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher. p2 [# i+ k0 m. F7 ?1 W7 `; ]: @& v
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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. 4 |: t8 r1 z; L/ V7 H5 E' Q # Z, @4 Q+ }6 O& r+ fThe 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.' l5 n7 ^& y! X+ K
" {' `( L8 O% n. I& gThe 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. # Q$ v/ [" a+ M* C. O- s& c6 I. U, U- ]$ V+ z7 ]
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.2 l2 d, f K; h/ V) m I+ ~
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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. 9 L0 P5 }% M1 R# Y. b6 Z2 j( A+ n: U5 j. i+ O$ H% L7 h
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." w4 X0 q& O, }, y( T4 H J! i: q/ h
# I* W r6 N, w6 t8 i$ ^: N'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity.* I# V: ^" h6 v/ E# M$ N& l* k: c
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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. . `" H; p, e* V" U( a! i ) N4 K" X- s) K6 x/ ~: f- S'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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