Cardiovascular risks of sexual activity.
The risks associated with sexual activity relate in part to the pathophysiology of the cardiovascular response to sexual activity. This review addresses this subject and reviews studies that directly address the cardiovascular risk associated with sexual activity.
Safi
A M
AM
Division of Cardiology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
Stein
R A
RA
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003075:Coitus / Q000502:physiology*; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009948:Orgasm / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors