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The most common cause of myocardial ischemia is
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Antherosclerosis
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The age advantage that women have over men in the development of CAD is most likely related to
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The protective effects of estrogen
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Cigarette smoking contributes to the development of coronary artery disease in all of the following ways except one. Which one is the exception?
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Tobacco use causes vasoconstriction and hypotension
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In individuals over the age of 50, systolic blood pressure greater than _______ is a more important risk factor than diastolic blood pressure.
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140 mmHg
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