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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: 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).