Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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

#DrKKAnswers:
1. No symptoms and three or more cardiovascular risk factors (excluding gender); a sedentary lifestyle is considered a risk factor
2. Moderate, stable angina
3. A recent heart attack (> 2 weeks but less than 6 weeks); in patients who have not undergone revascularization. The risk can be assessed with stress testing.
4. Asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction with left ventricular pumping ejection fraction <40 percent or New York Heart Association class II heart failure. 5. Non cardiac manifestations of atherosclerotic disease, such as peripheral vascular disease or prior stroke or transient ischemic attack.


Source: Am J Cardiol 2005; 96:313.

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