Which of the following is a true statement about heart disease in older men and women?
a. More women than men die from MIs.
b. Cardiac care for men and women is equally aggressive.
c. Cardiac medications have been tested on men and women equally.
d. Women generally receive less aggressive treatment than men do.
D
Women generally receive less aggressive treatment than men; this stereotype has led to a relative neglect of women's cardiac problems. Men usually receive more aggressive treatment. Testing in the past has focused on male patients. Women receive less aggressive treatment and less effective instruction for cardiac disease, which is potentially due to the atypical presentations women have for cardiac disease and MIs.
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