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Mortality curves for the derivation cohort based on number of evidence based medicines at baseline (a) and the number of risk factors (b). The number of patients is listed for each grouping.
ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; ASA: aspirin; CHF: congestive heart failure; CVD: cerebrovascular disease; DM: diabetes mellitus.
