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Sexual activity as a trigger of myocardial infarction. A case-crossover analysis in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Programme (SHEEP)
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015Sex, death and health promotionShow More
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Möller and colleagues interpret their case-crossover study as demonstrating that sexual activity is causally associated with triggering acute myocardial infarction.[1] The moderate relative risk of about 2-fold reported, was derived from five acute myocardial infarctions occurring in 399 people having sex about once a week, equivalent to increasing the risk of a heart attack from 0.26 percent per year...
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