Specific COD according to survival time and risk group. Of the patients with a recorded death during follow-up, the deaths were categorized into 4 time categories (within 12 months from diagnosis, 12-36 months from diagnosis, 36-60 months from diagnosis, and >60 months from diagnosis). For all risk groups, within the survival categories, the proportion of patients with death due to CVD appeared to increase, whereas the proportion of patients with death due to MDS/leukemia appeared to decrease.