Intervention measures
diabetes mellitus
BLOOD, SECONDARY, DIABETES MELLITUS, EVENT

Smoking cessation: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) was offered during hospital admission, and continuation of NRT or initiation of a 12-week course of varenicline after discharge was advised.Blood pressure: In addition to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, pharmacological antihypertensive therapy was initiated and/or adjusted. The choice of medication was based on an individual clinical evaluation of each patient.All participants were prescribed statins unless contraindicated, and other lipid lowering agents (primarily ezetimibe) were added to treatment if statins alone did not provide recommended result.Patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus were identified and antidiabetic therapy was initiated and/or adjusted after clinical evaluation.Physical activity of moderate intensity ≥ 150 min weekly was advised to all participants.SmartDietAcetylsalicylic acid (ASA) was prescribed accordingly to clinical guidelines [In the primary care group, the secondary preventive follow-up was conducted by the family physician. Advice regarding treatment targets was sent to the family physician when the patient was discharged from hospital after the index event. Study data in the primary care group was obtained through regular outpatient consultations at 12 months, two years, and five years with a final data collection at ten years after the index event [