Turns out, cheating may make you more likely to have a heart attack…if you already have heart problems. Or as Bloomberg Business put it: “Sex Safe for Heart Patients Not Having an Extramarital Affair.”

Based on recent research sponsored by the American Heart Association:

Most people being treated for heart disease can safely have sex, according to research that also suggests the risk of sudden cardiac death may rise for men when the amorous activity occurs during an extramarital affair.

All the better reason not to cheat, right?

[Bloomberg Business via Slate]