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The use of ACE inhibitors in hypertensive patients 80 years of older was associated in this study with a 30% reduction in the rate of stroke and a 64% reduction in the rate of heart failure. Additionally, these patients had 39% fewer fatal strokes, a 23% lower rate of cardiovascular events, and 21% fewer deaths from all causes.
Beckett N, Peters R, Fletcher A, Staessen J, et al. Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older. NEJM. 2008; 358(18): 1887-98. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/NEJMoa0801369