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Adulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 20116 D/ y, R# G- c
& j+ K& p% d' _% ZHaving a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry. 9 X- p6 D9 e1 M9 _ ( e: F% |; W6 vThey are probably more at risk of having a heart attack. \9 k! I8 m- ?7 L* S+ D4 _! e
- e! @$ ~# S9 A# `0 D2 p# cOccasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found. 4 b; m# ~; p* n5 d! @* X. W9 w 5 X7 Z; j6 v! G% C% Z# f3 J9 kThe short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love. + D6 x# `$ o% `- p: a& W8 G0 I, t" V: ?; x9 M% J; p/ N
Those who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage.0 w [- p4 R( W, L3 Z6 m
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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.2 S1 |5 {* x( l& ~6 c* O% P% E$ m6 }
9 u i" q+ x, Y+ dOverall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack.- S/ q4 R1 ?! V) S/ z
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The risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher. : ?. l4 [! M( v" u- o7 ^8 f/ c( E$ r! @
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. & A6 U' M" q. L8 @3 } $ Z/ B1 O4 c, d7 @ rThe 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. $ w% A! {1 H+ v; m6 B. i+ ` " c9 ^9 y! A. h% j% L- H7 |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. 2 @3 K, \ z! }" U ( C1 n8 u1 A0 D: x$ C/ k) }& y' [2 PLike 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.4 D0 T4 {3 I6 P) o. H% T6 H
: r2 l6 | a) g- A/ R4 k0 QThe higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active. ' M! P6 [/ L9 ~1 r5 U / g( ~6 o% W+ ^3 qAmy 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. & R: b) d& A0 Z! V* n! d9 h b' V, O
'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity. 2 I% c$ f& w4 \/ F; J! E3 Q 4 P* Z) m5 }( \( }4 B‘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. ' G9 J! C5 V4 U) F! b! `* C5 r0 Y, `( G3 i z5 W5 Q
'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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