Increased antithrombotic use puts the over 75s at risk for stroke
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UK stroke mortality data indicate a decline in hemorrhagic stroke incidence over the past 20 years in individuals aged <75 years. Trends for intracerebral hemorrhage (IH) in older individuals are unknown, but are likely to differ from those in younger people, as the predominant etiology of stroke alters with age. Lovelock et al. have compared data from the Oxford Community Stroke Project (OCSP; conducted 1981–1986) with data from the Oxford Vascular Study (OXVASC; 2002–2006) to examine changes in the incidence of IH over time.
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