While most people still think of cardiovascular trouble as primarily afflicting men, the reality is that heart disease has never discriminated between the sexes. In fact, for a variety of complex reasons, the condition is more often fatal in women than in men - it is also more likely to leave women severely disabled by a stroke or congestive heart failure. The common belief that pre-menopausal women are immune to heart problems is simply wrong. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument?
Women can more successfully prevent heart disease through exercise than men.
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Female hormones offer great protection from heart disease.
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Heart attacks strike 9,000 women younger than 45 each year.
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Women are better at handling stressful events than men.
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Men have a more difficult time quitting smoking than women.
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