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This study investigated the incidence of acute myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass graft, venous thromboembolism, ischemic stroke, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and cardiac arrest during the follow-up period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>During an average of 11 years of follow-up, AAS users (n=1189) demonstrated a significantly higher incidence of several cardiovascular events compared with controls (n=59 450). 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