Outcomes
stroke
STROKE, SECONDARY, EVENT
The main outcome for the subanalysis was achievement of treatment targets of secondary prevention for cardiovascular risk factors and medication use two years after the index coronary heart event among men and women in total, and in each study group. The two-year follow-up was considered optimal for analysis as it would provide relatively long follow-up period while avoiding weakened analysis due to increasing loss to follow-up over the study period. In addition, an event-free survival was calculated based on composite of all-cause mortality, PCI, CABG, non-fatal stroke, or non-fatal MI (first event) during the follow-up for both sexes.