[RESULTS] The corresponding annualized rates of death from cardiovascular causes were 3.17 % versus 2.74 % ( hazard ratio , 0.86 ; 95 % CI , 0.77 to 0.97 ; P = 0.01 ) , and 2.71 % ( hazard ratio , 0.85 ; 95 % CI , 0.76 to 0.96 ; P = 0.008 ) , and the corresponding rates of the key secondary end point ( a composite of stroke , systemic embolism , or death from cardiovascular causes ) were 4.43 % versus 3.85 % ( hazard ratio , 0.87 ; 95 % CI , 0.78 to 0.96 ; P = 0.005 ) , and 4.23 % ( hazard ratio , 0.95 ; 95 % CI , 0.86 to 1.05 ; P = 0.32 ) .