Sedentary Behavior After Heart Attack Increases Risk of Another

New research shows cardiac patients who sit more than 14 hours daily face double the risk of death.
Sedentary Behavior After Heart Attack Increases Risk of Another
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The line between life and death after a heart attack could be as simple as getting up and moving.

Recent research shows that patients who sit for more than 14 hours a day have twice the risk of experiencing another cardiac event or dying within a year. However, replacing just 30 minutes of sitting with any form of activity can cut that risk in half.

George Citroner
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George Citroner reports on health and medicine, covering topics that include cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions. He was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) award in 2020 for a story on osteoporosis risk in men.