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Association of body mass index (BMI) with immediate and long-term mortality after a cardiovascular disease (CVD) event. Conventions as figure 1. Immediate case fatality: mortality from any cause within 28 days from the first CVD event. Non-fatal CVD event: first CVD event not followed by death within 28 days.
