Table 1

Cardiac mortality in radiation trials before 1973 and after 1993


Cardiac deathsa
Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)

Diagnosed before 1973
     Follow up <5 years
230/180
1.19 (0.98 to 1.45)
     Follow up >5 years
189/145
1.21 (0.97 to 1.50)
Diagnosed after 1993
     Follow up < 5 years
230/180
0.95 (0.79 to 1.14)
     Follow up > 5 years
189/145
0.99 (0.73 to 1.50)

aLeft-sided radiation versus right-sided radiation.

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