Snow shoveling does increase the risk of heart attack, a new study confirms.
Researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, reviewed the records of 500 patients who went to Kingston General Hospital with heart problems over two winter seasons. Of those patients, 35 (7 percent) started experiencing heart symptoms while shoveling snow.
The researchers also identified three main factors that put people at high risk for heart problems while shoveling snow:
- Being male (31 patients)
- Having a family history of premature coronary artery disease (20 patients)
- Smoking (16 patients).
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- Snow Shoveling Really Does Raise Heart Attack Risk (nlm.nih.gov)
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