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Significant Reductions in Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Shown Using Blood Pressure-Lowering Treatment in Those Aged 80 and Over
Date:3/31/2008

risk of stroke increases with age, with some estimates suggesting that the risk doubles every decade after a person reaches 55 years of age.

- In the UK approximately 4% of the total National Health Service budget is spent on stroke services each year.

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