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Matthew McConaughey's Dad Died of a Heart Attack While Having Sex—How Does This Happen? - Health.com

Matthew McConaughey's Dad Died of a Heart Attack While Having Sex—How Does This Happen? - Health.com

Matthew McConaughey's Dad Died of a Heart Attack While Having Sex—How Does This Happen? - Health.com
Oct 19, 2020 1 min, 39 secs

To whet reader appetites, McConaughey has been dropping a few teasers—such as the revelation that his father, James Donald McConaughey, died after having a heart attack during sex.

“Any physical activity will elevate your heart rate—whether you are swimming, running, or having sex, and your risk for a heart attack increases whenever your heart rate is elevated,” Aventura, Florida-based cardiologist Leonard Pianko, MD, tells Health. .

What's the connection between increased heart rate and a heart attack.

“Sexual activity is a form of ‘stress testing,’ and if someone has underlying heart disease that is undiagnosed, it can manifest as symptoms of chest pain or in the worst case scenario, cause a heart attack or sudden cardiac death.” .

According to the American Heart Association, a heart attack occurs when the blood flow that brings oxygen to the heart muscle is severely reduced or cut off completely by a blocked artery.

On the other hand, sudden cardiac arrest is caused by an electrical malfunction in the heart that leads to an irregular heartbeat (known as arrhythmia).

While rapid treatment is crucial in both scenarios, sudden cardiac arrest is more likely to happen without warning, while heart attack symptoms can show up hours, days, or even weeks before the heart attack itself. .

“For a healthy 50-year-old man, the risk of having a heart attack in any given hour is about one in a million,” Dr, Shin says.

For men with heart disease, the risk is 10 times higher.

“Those who have risk factors for heart disease that are not controlled, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, obesity, or high cholesterol, should check with the physicians to make sure these factors are controlled,” Dr

These include stronger bones and muscles, improved mental health and mood, weight management, and a lower risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes

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