In a new study, experts analyzed data on 1,115 US adults (Mississippi, North Carolina, Maryland, and Minnesota) who had a heart attack between the mid-1990s and late 2018. The average age of these people at the time of the heart attack was 73.
It turned out that those who exercised the most before the heart attack had a 34% lower risk of having a second heart attack than those with the lowest levels of physical activity.
Physical activity was especially beneficial in the first year after a heart attack. In this case, the more athletic people were 63% less likely to have a second heart attack. Also, active people had a 39% lower risk of death from any cause in the first year after a heart attack, compared with the least physically active group.
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Source: Ferra
