Knee and hip replacements may be bad for the heart

Unfortunate, since if you need a hip or knee replacement, you are surely not able to get as much exercise, which would be a risk factor for heart and blood clot problems.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/w-kah082715.php

Public Release: 31-Aug-2015
Knee and hip replacements may be bad for the heart
Increased risk of heart attack immediately following arthroplasty surgery
Wiley

Contrary to recent reports, Boston-based researchers found that osteoarthritis patients who had total knee or hip joint replacement surgery, known as arthroplasty, were at increased risk of heart attack (myocardial infarction) in the early post-operative period. However, findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), indicate that long-term risk of heart attack did not persist, while the risk for venous thromboembolism--blood clot in veins and lungs--remained years after the procedure.

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