& d" d/ X8 {# ~. B ) b- l, M& f& q! m6 |9 l: {2 WAdulterers beware... it could raise your risk of heart attack 23rd March 20119 D' f( h ^! r; e0 Z
& }% D! c! ]) v4 K4 i2 rHaving a fling or one-night stand is already a risky business. But now there is another reason for adulterers to worry.4 z( g6 t7 F6 W. l6 i
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They are probably more at risk of having a heart attack. . |: E& F3 o% J& \! _2 P; y& g$ W' U ) T+ K$ T9 f- |1 ?: wOccasional sexual activity is much more likely to cause a heart attack than regular sex, researchers have found.5 |( a& q3 _: C" Y- i
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The short-term risk of having a heart attack increases almost three-fold among those who rarely make love.- a* z& Y! g! f; H, D8 v& C, E
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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. , W- j! S' h: o4 H, X9 p 2 v3 ^5 l- L' E: yA 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. - p) s" c+ p$ h @) L5 Z/ H+ _ t # U8 ^6 i4 \2 ~% ?; R/ ?+ hOverall, there is a 3.5 times higher risk of such activity triggering a heart attack.7 W7 A8 z7 @4 k9 N* k9 p
: L8 g" e% E+ ?' R& B* N/ C: jThe risk after ‘episodic’ sexual activity – the kind associated with affairs and one-night stands – is 2.7 times higher. ( }% v$ l8 V4 ^! h1 b8 h5 ^1 t) B5 ^ ' M! l3 g0 E7 EBut 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.% k& Z' o5 Y, M
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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.$ d4 w8 n& ?# K/ K" d. t
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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. & X9 Y5 |0 _. M$ ~, Q! U* J5 U' V, k m
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. 4 n6 l+ }8 O) b+ h - A; j$ [7 F+ m: t' E" E/ ^& v* [The higher risk during activity is then offset by a lower ‘everyday’ background risk for people who are fitter because they are more active.- X: K$ B! M2 }" F- K
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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.4 n3 ~! n' @' t; J
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'The study shows sex can act as a trigger, but this doesn’t change our viewpoint on the health benefits of physical activity./ Q1 Y y# L& P6 w
5 I) w& E; `- o‘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. % ~- T) e1 D0 P( f' H& ]9 B# d% ~3 b) g p
'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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