"Overall, the likelihood of having a heart attack is quite low when shoveling snow," Dr. Laffin tells Green Matters exclusively by email. "However, certain factors may put someone at increased risk.

“Snow shoveling causes excessive demands on the heart while simultaneously compromising blood flow with the cold, which leads to heart attacks and sudden death every year,” said Barry Franklin ...

Shoveling show dangerous? Experts say it could be. The chore is linked to heart attacks. More than 1,600 people died from cardiac-related attacks that happened while they were shoveling snow ...

Snow shoveling can put strain on anyone’s heart, but people with health conditions or those who don’t exercise regularly are especially at risk of a heart attack.

FOX 2 - We know that heart attacks spike after a snowstorm. In fact, a Canadian study found in men, the incidence of heart attack went up by 16% after a big snowfall. They didn't study women, but ...

Snow shoveling can put strain on anyone’s heart, but people with health conditions or those who don’t exercise regularly are especially at risk of a heart attack.

Snow shoveling can put strain on anyone’s heart, but people with health conditions or those who don’t exercise regularly are especially at risk of a heart attack. Snow shoveling may place extra stress ...

Snow shoveling can put strain on anyone’s heart, but people with health conditions or those who don’t exercise regularly are especially at risk of a heart attack.

Snow shoveling can put strain on anyone’s heart, but people with health conditions or those who don’t exercise regularly are especially at risk of a heart attack.

Snow shoveling can put strain on anyone’s heart, but people with health conditions or those who don’t exercise regularly are especially at risk of a heart attack.