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Patients who self-reported a hospital diagnosis of stroke were included in this prespecified subgroup analysis. Data were analyzed from November 2023 to August 2024.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Interventions<\/jats:title>Participants were assigned to use either a salt substitute, consisting of 75% sodium chloride and 25% potassium chloride by mass, or regular salt.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>The primary outcome was recurrent stroke.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>After excluding 5746 persons without a baseline history of stroke, 15 249 patients with stroke (mean [SD] age, 64.1 [8.8] years; 6999 [45.9%] female; 8250 male [54.1%]) were included. Over a median (IQR) follow-up of 61.2 (60.9-61.6) months, the mean difference in systolic blood pressure was \u22122.05 mm Hg (95% CI, \u22123.03 to \u22121.08 mm Hg). A total of 2735 recurrent stroke events (691 fatal and 2044 nonfatal) and 3242 deaths were recorded. Recurrent stroke was significantly lower in the salt substitute vs regular salt group (rate ratio [RR], 0.86; 95% CI, 0.77-0.95; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.005), with larger effects on hemorrhagic stroke (relative reduction, 30%; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.002). Death rates were also significantly lower (RR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.82-0.96; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.003), with larger effects on stroke-related deaths (relative reduction 21%; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.01). 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