Monday, September 12, 2011

#AskDrKK: Which patients are at low risk for getting heart attack after sex?

#DrKKAnswers
1. Patients with no symptoms and less than three cardiovascular risk factors (excluding gender)
2. Patients with controlled blood pressure
3. Patients with mild, stable angina
4. After bypass surgery
5. After six to eight weeks of acute heart attack (asymptomatic and negative exercise-induced ischemia)
6. After 3-4 weeks of acute heart attack who have undergone successful revascularization
7. Mild valvular disease
8. Pericarditis, mitral valve prolapse, or atrial fibrillation with a controlled ventricular response.
Source: Am J Cardiol 2005; 96:313.

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