Association of episodic physical and sexual activity with triggering of acute cardiac events: systematic review and meta-analysis

IJ Dahabreh, JK Paulus - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Evidence has suggested that physical and sexual activity might be triggers of acute
cardiac events. Objective To assess the effect of episodic physical and sexual activity on
acute cardiac events using data from case-crossover studies. Data Sources MEDLINE and
EMBASE (through February 2, 2011) and Web of Science (through October 6, 2010). Study
Selection Case-crossover studies investigating the association between episodic physical or
sexual activity and myocardial infarction (MI) or sudden cardiac death (SCD). Data …