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Evaluating the cardiovascular tolerance for sex.

R F DeBusk1

  • 1Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.

The American Journal of Cardiology
|July 19, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Sexual activity poses minimal cardiovascular risk, even for high-risk patients. Exercise testing is not essential for assessing this risk, as sex is a weak trigger for cardiac events.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Sexual Medicine

Background:

  • Cardiovascular tolerance for sexual activity is often compared to physical activity, but sexual arousal's role is significant.
  • Exercise testing primarily evaluates functional capacity and limitations due to symptoms like angina and dyspnea.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the cardiovascular risks associated with sexual activity.
  • To determine the utility of exercise testing in evaluating cardiovascular risk during sex.
  • To characterize cardiovascular tolerance for sex based on functional reserve.

Main Methods:

  • The study discusses the cardiovascular response to sex, including heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen consumption.
  • It compares these responses to the peak response during exercise.
  • It analyzes the incidence of coition-induced myocardial infarction (MI) or death in different patient groups.

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Main Results:

  • The absolute risks of coition-induced myocardial infarction (MI) or death are very low, even in high-risk patients with ischemic heart disease.
  • Sexual activity accounts for a small percentage (0.5-1.0%) of all acute coronary events.
  • Cardiovascular symptoms during sex are uncommon in patients who tolerate exercise testing at 6 METS.

Conclusions:

  • Sexual activity is a weak precipitant of acute coronary events.
  • Exercise testing has limited value in assessing the risk of future cardiovascular events related to sex.
  • Cardiovascular tolerance for sex can be understood through functional reserve, comparing sexual response to exercise capacity.