Cardiac Awareness

7 Questions | By Goredbellingham | Updated: Dec 20, 2012 | Attempts: 148

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1.

Women are more likely than men to die from heart disease
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
2.

Women exhibit different heart disease symptoms than men.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
3.

Which of the following is not a risk factor for heart disease?
- A.
  
  Smoking
- B.
  
  High HDL cholesterol level
- C.
  
  Being overweight/obese
- D.
  
  Lack of exercise
Correct Answer
B. High HDL cholesterol level

Explanation
A high HDL ("good") cholesterol level actually protects people against heart disease. It helps carry LDL ("bad") cholesterol away from the arteries and to the liver before leaving the body altogether. In contrast, smoking, excess weight and lack of exercise are all major risk factors for heart disease.

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4.

What percentage of people with heart disease experience no symptoms at all?
- A.
  
  100%
- B.
  
  50-60%
- C.
  
  20-30%
- D.
  
  0%
Correct Answer
C. 20-30%

Explanation
About 20–30% of heart patients have no symptoms from their heart disease. In fact, some patients may even experience something called a silent heart attack, which is just as damaging as a painful heart attack but without the symptoms.

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5.

In the United States, 500 people die of cardiovascular disease every day.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
The daily toll is about 2,600 people. Two out of every five Americans die of cardiovascular diseases.

Cardiovascular diseases are those that affect the heart and blood vessels and include high blood pressure, coronary heart disease (also called coronary artery disease or heart disease), heart failure, stroke, and heart defects present at birth.

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6.

Women should be just as concerned about their own risk of coronary heart disease as they are about their husbands', fathers', and sons' risk. It's not just a man's disease.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
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Cardiac Awareness

Women are more likely than men to die from heart disease

Women exhibit different heart disease symptoms than men.

Which of the following is not a risk factor for heart disease?

What percentage of people with heart disease experience no symptoms at all?

In the United States, 500 people die of cardiovascular disease every day.

Women should be just as concerned about their own risk of coronary heart disease as they are about their husbands', fathers', and sons' risk. It's not just a man's disease.

Please tell us about yourself:AgeSexLocationEthnicityThis is going to help us gather our statistics about the demographic we were able to reach through facebook.