Too Much Sitting Raises Risk After Cardiac Events

A recent study published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes has shown that after having a cardiac event such as a heart attack, people who are more sedentary are at greater risk of having a second cardiac event.

The study included 609 participants who visited an emergency department for acute coronary syndrome symptoms between 2016 and 2020. After being discharged from the hospital, the percipients wore wrist accelerometers…