Table 1 Characteristics of the patients (n = 1127) at the time of the index coronary event

Mean age at index event (Standard Deviation)

61.6 (9.6)

Women (%)

21

Smoking (%)

35

Diagnoses

 ST-elevation infarction (%)

30

 Non ST-elevation infarction (%)

50

 Stable or unstable angina (%)

20

 More than 1 coronary event (%)

30

Angiographic findings

 No significant stenoses (%)

6

 Singel vessel disease (%)

55

 Multi-vessels disease (%)

39

Intervention

 PCI^a with stent (%)

75

 PCI^a without stent (%)

2

 Coronary artery bypass graft operation (%)

13

 No intervention (%)

10

Previous or ongoing participation in cardiac rehabilitation (%)

50

Co-morbidity

 Hypertension (%)

43

 Diabetes type I or II (%)

17

 Heart failure (%)

13

 Atrial fibrillation (%)

9

 Stroke or transitory ischemic attack (%)

7

 Peripheral artery disease (%)

9

Medication at discharge after the index event

 Aspirin (%)

99

 Other antiplateles (%)

88

 Statins (%)

96

 Beta blockers (%)

85

 ACE inhibitors or ARB^b (%)

56

 Calsium channel blockers (%)

16

 Diuretics (%)

22

 Antidiabetic (%)

11

 Insulin (%)

4

 Wafarin or NOAC^c (%)

7