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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In patients randomized to receive sodium bicarbonate vs sodium chloride, the rates of death, dialysis, myocardial infarction, and cerebrovascular events did not differ significantly at 30 days (1. 7 % vs 1. 7 %, 0. 6 % vs 1. 1 %, 0. 6 % vs 0 %, and 0 % vs 2. 2 %, respectively) or at 30 days to 6 months (0. 6 % vs 2. 3 %, 0. 6 % vs 1. 1 %, 0. 6 % vs 2. 3 %, and 0. 6 % vs 1. 7 %, respectively) (P >. 10 for all).