At the end of the study, there was no difference between the groups in terms of the combined rate of death from a cardiovascular cause, heart attacks and strokes. There was one difference in outcomes between the groups: there was a clear difference between the two groups in terms of overall mortality. In one group, 4 percent of the patients died; in the other, 5 percent died. Unexpectedly, the group with a higher death rate was the intensive-treatment group.
