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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In the propensity score-matched prior MI cohort, after 28 months of follow-up, - blocker use was associated with a 31 % lower risk of the primary outcome (70 [7. 1 %] versus 100 [10. 2 %] ; hazards ratio, 0. 69 ; 95 % confidence interval, 0. 50-0. 94 ; P = 0. 021), driven by a lower risk of recurrent MI (33 [3. 4 %] versus 48 [4. 9 %] ; hazards ratio, 0. 62 ; 95 % confidence interval, 0. 39-1. 00 ; P = 0. 049) with no difference in mortality (52 [5. 3 %] versus 66 [6. 7 %] ; P = 0. 20).