Men Have a Greater Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

question 1

Multiple Choice

Men have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke than women do because

• A) women have larger coronary arteries than men do.
• B) fewer women than men have hypertension.
• C) men have more severe heart attacks than women do.
• D) premenopausal women seem to be protected from heart disease by estrogen.

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