Sexual activity and cardiovascular risk

Sexual activity and cardiovascular risk

With the recent advent and expanding use of potencyenhancing treatments, including phosphodiesterase (PDE) type 5 inhibitors, attention has focused on the potential health hazards of sexual activity[1]. Interest in this issue was heightened by reports of acute myocardial infarction (MI) allegedly associated with the use of the PDE5 inhibitor sildenafil citrate (Viagra®; Pfizer Inc., New York, U...

Cardiovascular effects of sexual activity.

Sexuality is a major way of intimacy in human being and it is very important in gender relationship, contributing to over all health. However, since association between sexual activity and sudden death determined by forensic autopsies related to cardiac or cerebral causes has been reported, some people with heart disease often abstain from sexual activity that could affect the quality of life. ...

The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Lipid Profile, and Two New Anthropometric Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Men

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are among the most prevalent causes of morbidity and mortality. This research investigated the relationship between physical activity, lipid profile, and new anthropometric cardiovascular risk factors among men. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 155 adult men (30-50 years old) who were selected randomly from 250 men called by public announ...

Sexual activity: an exercise to prevent cardiovascular morbidity and mortality?

Sexual activity is an integral and relevant part of human life. Not only does it function to preserve the human species but it also has an impact on the mental, physical and social health, and on the quality of life. This editorial, written from a medical (cardiology and exercise/sports medicine) and physiological perspective, discusses the potential role of sexual activity in the domain of exe...

New Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Physical Activity