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Figure 1 Patient Selection and Outcomes
A total of 322 patients with residual left ventricular dysfunction in the initial week after a myocardial infarction completed serial testing. They were enrolled from a larger population, most of whom were deemed ineligible due to preserved left ventricular function, a serious comorbid illness, or an inability or unwillingness to undergo serial testing. During 47 months of follow-up, 30 deaths were observed. Of these, 22 were categorized as cardiac and 17 as cardiac arrhythmic. Additionally, 7 resuscitated cardiac arrests occurred, only 2 of which were in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) at the time of the event. Events comprising the primary outcome are shown in blue.
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