According to a new study, the risk of heart attack can increase with extra hours being spent in the office.

Researchers from University College of London stated that there was a 67 per cent increase in the risk of heart diseases among people who spend about eight hours in their offices.

These findings are important for GPs according to researchers when a patient’s risk of heart problems are calculated apart from various risk factors like smoking habits, diabetes and their blood pressure.

For about 11 years, about 7,095 British civil servants were followed whose age was from 39 to 62 years.

Heart attack was experienced by about 192 people who took part in the study over its course and as compared to people who worked for shorter durations, there was a 67 per cent more chances of people getting the attack who spent 11 hours and more in their offices.

Professor Mika Kivimaki, who led the research, said, “We have shown that working long days is associated with a remarkable increase in risk of heart disease.”

The only way out is maintaining a healthy lifestyle to maintain a healthy heart.