Definition of "noncardiovascular" [noncardiovascular]

• Not cardiovascular. (adjective)

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• "There were 189 coronary deaths in the placebo group and 111 in the simvastatin group (relative risk 0.58, 95% CI 0.46-0.73), while noncardiovascular causes accounted for 49 and 46 deaths, respectively. 622 patients (28%) in the placebo group and 431 (19%) in the simvastatin group had one or more major coronary events."
• "The researchers said it was reassuring that there was no increase in deaths or illness, including cancers, from noncardiovascular causes in the group taking simvastatin during an extended follow-up period that lasted an average of 11 years."
• "These figures for noncancer and noncardiovascular mortality were 61 percent and 94 percent, respectively."