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Adjusted cumulative incidence curves for cardiovascular-specific mortality by kidney disease status (adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, Charlson comorbidity index, emergent surgery status, surgery type, and admission day hemoglobin level as described in Methods). All groups with acute or chronic kidney disease have significantly higher hazards ratios compared to no known kidney disease group with p<0.001.
