When Preparing Information Concerning Cardiovascular Risk Factors for a Group

Multiple Choice

When preparing information concerning cardiovascular risk factors for a group of older adults, the nurse stresses that cigarette smokers are four times more likely to die of sudden cardiac death than nonsmokers because smoking:

A) interferes with the development of collateral coronary vessels.
B) produces coronary artery stricture.
C) results in carbon monoxide poisoning.
D) increases platelet aggregation.