Test your knowledge about women and heart disease. True or False?

1. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women over the age of 50.
   

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2. Women falsely perceive their risk of cancer to be greater than the risk for heart disease or stroke.
   

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3. A woman is more likely to die from her first heart attack than a man.
   

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4. Women are more likely to develop high blood pressure after menopause.

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5. Heart testing to determine the presence of heart disease is the same for both men and women.
   

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6. Women are more likely to have a "silent" heart attack, as opposed to one with clear signs or symptoms.
   

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7. Over a lifetime, one in five women will die of some form of cardiovascular disease.
   

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8. Women tend to show signs and symptoms of heart disease 10 years earlier than men.
   

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