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2. Copyright © 2009 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. Published by Massachusetts Medical Society. 2 Table 1 Defibrillator Implantation Early after Myocardial Infarction. Steinbeck, Gerhard; Andresen, Dietrich; Seidl, Karlheinz; Brachmann, Johannes; Hoffmann, Ellen; Wojciechowski, Dariusz; Kornacewicz-Jach, Zdzislawa; Sredniawa, Beata; Lupkovics, Geza; Hofgartner, Franz; Lubinski, Andrzej; Rosenqvist, Marten; Habets, Alphonsus; Wegscheider, Karl; Senges, Jochen New England Journal of Medicine. 361(15):1427-1436, October 8, 2009. Table 1. Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Patients, According to Study Group.

3. Copyright © 2009 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. Published by Massachusetts Medical Society. 3 Figure 1 Defibrillator Implantation Early after Myocardial Infarction. Steinbeck, Gerhard; Andresen, Dietrich; Seidl, Karlheinz; Brachmann, Johannes; Hoffmann, Ellen; Wojciechowski, Dariusz; Kornacewicz-Jach, Zdzislawa; Sredniawa, Beata; Lupkovics, Geza; Hofgartner, Franz; Lubinski, Andrzej; Rosenqvist, Marten; Habets, Alphonsus; Wegscheider, Karl; Senges, Jochen New England Journal of Medicine. 361(15):1427-1436, October 8, 2009. Figure 1 Cumulative Risk of Death from Any Cause According to Study Group. At the close of the study, definitive information about vital status was available for 897 patients. One patient was lost to follow-up. For patients who withdrew their consent, data were censored at the time of withdrawal. ICD denotes implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

4. Copyright © 2009 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. Published by Massachusetts Medical Society. 4 Figure 2 Defibrillator Implantation Early after Myocardial Infarction. Steinbeck, Gerhard; Andresen, Dietrich; Seidl, Karlheinz; Brachmann, Johannes; Hoffmann, Ellen; Wojciechowski, Dariusz; Kornacewicz-Jach, Zdzislawa; Sredniawa, Beata; Lupkovics, Geza; Hofgartner, Franz; Lubinski, Andrzej; Rosenqvist, Marten; Habets, Alphonsus; Wegscheider, Karl; Senges, Jochen New England Journal of Medicine. 361(15):1427-1436, October 8, 2009. Figure 2 Hazard Ratios for Death from Any Cause in Selected Subgroups of Patients. Not included in the figure are hazard ratios for subgroups based on the presence or absence of diabetes, hypertension, and lipid abnormalities and on the number of risk factors (0 to 2 vs. 3 or 4, for diabetes, hypertension, smoking, and lipid abnormality), which were similar in the two study groups. ICD denotes implantable cardioverter- defibrillator, NYHA New York Heart Association, PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography, and STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

5. Copyright © 2009 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. Published by Massachusetts Medical Society. 5 Figure 3 Defibrillator Implantation Early after Myocardial Infarction. Steinbeck, Gerhard; Andresen, Dietrich; Seidl, Karlheinz; Brachmann, Johannes; Hoffmann, Ellen; Wojciechowski, Dariusz; Kornacewicz-Jach, Zdzislawa; Sredniawa, Beata; Lupkovics, Geza; Hofgartner, Franz; Lubinski, Andrzej; Rosenqvist, Marten; Habets, Alphonsus; Wegscheider, Karl; Senges, Jochen New England Journal of Medicine. 361(15):1427-1436, October 8, 2009. Figure 3 Cumulative Risk of Cardiac Death, According to Study Group. The cumulative risk of sudden cardiac death is shown in Panel A, and the cumulative risk of nonsudden cardiac death is shown in Panel B. ICD denotes implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

6. Copyright © 2009 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. Published by Massachusetts Medical Society. 6 Table 2 Defibrillator Implantation Early after Myocardial Infarction. Steinbeck, Gerhard; Andresen, Dietrich; Seidl, Karlheinz; Brachmann, Johannes; Hoffmann, Ellen; Wojciechowski, Dariusz; Kornacewicz-Jach, Zdzislawa; Sredniawa, Beata; Lupkovics, Geza; Hofgartner, Franz; Lubinski, Andrzej; Rosenqvist, Marten; Habets, Alphonsus; Wegscheider, Karl; Senges, Jochen New England Journal of Medicine. 361(15):1427-1436, October 8, 2009. Table 2. Causes of Death in the Study Groups.