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Figure 1 Risk difference for all-cause mortality for years 1, 3, 5, and 8 post-initial revascularization. All trials (A) and multivessel coronary artery disease (B). The lines represent 95% confidence intervals. Event rates for the coronary bypass arm at one, three, five, and eight years for all trials (A) were 3.0%, 4.7%, 7.1%, and 13.7%; for multivessel trials (B) were 3.4%, 5.3%, 8.9%, and 15.8%. CABG = coronary artery bypass graft surgery; PTCA = percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
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