By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women with hypertension and physically demanding jobs are much more likely to suffer myocardial infarction than peers who are less active at work and have normal blood pressure, a recent study suggests. Among thousands of nurses, hypertension and lots of lifting, carrying, standing and walking were linked to almost triple the odds of MI, compared with more sedentary labor, the Danish analysis found. “Physically demanding work may be associated with an elevated heart rate and blood pressure,” said lead study author Karen Allesoe of the University of Southern Denmark in Odense.
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Hypertension and hard labor may boost MI risk