Figure 2. Kaplan−Meier curve comparing event‐free survival as the primary end point during short‐ and long‐term follow‐up and the secondary end point during long‐term follow‐up.

*Primary: recurrent ischemic stroke within 3 months (A) and 12 months (B). **Secondary: a composite of deaths from any cause or hospitalizations for any cause or recurrent ischemic stroke (C) or arrhythmia‐related events or hospitalizations (D).