{"id":373494,"date":"2017-11-14T06:45:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T06:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=373494"},"modified":"2017-11-14T05:59:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T05:59:23","slug":"sex-unlikely-to-cause-cardiac-arrest-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/sex-unlikely-to-cause-cardiac-arrest-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex unlikely to cause cardiac arrest, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Sudden cardiac arrest is associated with sexual activity far more often in men than women, research suggests.<\/p>\n<p>But sex is a rare trigger for sudden cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Only 34 out of the 4,557 cardiac arrests examined occurred during or within one hour of sexual intercourse and 32 of those affected were men.<\/p>\n<p>Sumeet Chugh, of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, said his study is the first to evaluate sexual activity as a potential trigger of cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The research was presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association.<\/p>\n<p>A cardiac arrest happens when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating. It causes someone to fall unconscious and stop breathing and unless treated with CPR, it is fatal.<\/p>\n<p>This differs from a heart attack, where blood flow to the heart is blocked.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that sexual activity can trigger heart attacks, but the link with cardiac arrest was previously unknown.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-body__line\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Cardiac arrest facts<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Almost 90% of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Every minute without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or defibrillation reduces someone&#8217;s survival chances by 10%<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">CPR, especially if performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person&#8217;s chance of survival<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">During CPR, you should push on the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute. The beat of the Bees Gees&#8217; hit Stayin&#8217; Alive is a perfect match for this<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: American Heart Association<\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-body__line\" \/>\n<p>Dr Chugh and his colleagues in California examined hospital records on cases of cardiac arrest in adults between 2002 and 2015 in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>Sexual activity was associated in fewer than 1% of the cases. The vast majority were male and were more likely to be middle-aged, African-American and have a history of cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p>The study also found CPR was performed in only one-third of the cases, despite them being witnessed by a partner.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Chugh said: &#8220;These findings highlight the importance of continued efforts to educate the public on the importance of bystander CPR for sudden cardiac arrest, irrespective of the circumstance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said it shows the need for people to be educated about\u00a0how to administer CPR.<\/p>\n<p>Another study\u00a0presented at the conference showed children as young as six can learn it.<\/p>\n<p>After a heart attack or surgery, the British Heart Foundation suggests patients should typically wait four to six weeks before resuming sexual activity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudden cardiac arrest is associated with sexual activity far more often in men than women, research suggests. 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