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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: ED was predictive of all-cause death (hazard ratio [HR] 1. 84, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1. 21 to 2. 81, P = 0. 005) and the composite primary outcome (HR 1. 42, 95 % CI 1. 04 to 1. 94, P = 0. 029), which consisted of cardiovascular death (HR 1. 93, 95 % CI 1. 13 to 3. 29, P = 0. 016), myocardial infarction (HR 2. 02, 95 % CI 1. 13 to 3. 58, P = 0. 017), hospitalization for heart failure (HR 1. 2, 95 % CI 0. 64 to 2. 26, P = 0. 563), and stroke (HR 1. 1, 95 % CI 0. 64 to 1. 9, P = 0. 742).