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4 k3 \7 R) \, v. w6 S* k$ Y% MAdulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 20110 g4 i9 l" J5 O- c
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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.- n1 W1 p# u: [' f r- B a
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They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack. ; ~! C) l3 z" y4 ]7 c# Y' v/ f+ E2 v Q' C7 u) f+ ~
Occasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found.; ]4 y+ q s; q, x! d0 ^% U
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The short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love.3 G) {, A0 ~, y, J! x& ~
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Those who have sex more often reduce the risk of it causing a heart attack – which means happily married couples could have the advantage. & R/ o- N, j# X2 z! e# v' }3 Q# N% \- J2 q) h8 }3 ~6 v" g
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.) v6 B4 d- x; V/ W i; W2 B9 l3 S3 E
$ m% R3 q) a0 ?9 aOverall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack. " E" O# G+ Q2 i6 T) Q2 r y8 U % B! o/ l( m& A# h* z; h: }) NThe risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher./ e5 W& \/ t6 D A5 G
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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.$ e' J# a7 l1 P
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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. ( t0 X" b$ c, `+ I& r 0 Q9 h0 P9 H. t" I* |5 j: o* S4 h8 jThe 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.8 v G& _8 r7 b$ h
/ Q- a3 C- I) d# L. d6 [7 aLike 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. 7 i5 D u0 Q' m) `& ^& B, L+ a- x% _; U g9 g: k
The higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active. " P# I" A- z+ J4 ]+ A) C @0 w1 H8 M0 ]. k, 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.! e2 H' ^+ R0 ?4 e% \* Q$ k; w
' y: N9 C% Z" E' i* F4 j; V'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity. 0 x+ Q/ ^# f5 D4 v# H 5 v: T8 u5 x" n3 F‘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.( j" f" \( B1 J/ o
- j" M: D" [6 C& \- g'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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