Primary and secondary outcome measures in the present analysis were the same as those described in the primary trial results.18 The primary end point was a composite of death due to cardiovascular causes, nonfatal MI, and nonfatal stroke. Other major end points included a composite of cardiovascular mortality or hospitalization for heart failure and all‐cause mortality or hospitalization for heart failure.19, 20 Cardiovascular events were prospectively adjudicated by an end points committee (C5, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio) blinded to treatment assignment.
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