Occasional physical, sexual activity associated with short-term increased risk of heart attack
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
An analysis of previous studies that examined whether episodic physical activity and sexual activity can act as a trigger for cardiac events found an association between these activities and a short-term increased risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death, although the absolute risk was small and lessened among persons with high levels of regular physical activity, according to a new article.