Intervention
BLOOD, EVENT, SECONDARY
Regular outpatient consultations conducted by trained nurses were offered to patients randomized to the hospital-based follow-up group at two weeks, three months, six months, 12 months and thereafter annually for up to five years after the index event. The final data collection was completed after 10 years. The attainment of treatment targets was the focus throughout entire follow-up period. Blood pressure, weight, height, waist circumference, cTnT, LDL-cholesterol and HbAFor patients randomized to the primary care group, follow-up with respect to the secondary preventive measures 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. Identical study data as in the hospital-based follow-up group was collected through outpatient consultations, but without intervening in the treatment regimes.