Men Have a Greater Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

question 155

Multiple Choice

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

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

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