Sample characteristics from Study 1
| Variables | Values |
| Demographic information | |
| Age, M (SD) | 62.5 (8.9) |
| Male, No. (%) | 14 (93.3) |
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | |
| White | 10 (66.7) |
| Asian | 1 (6.7) |
| Black | 1 (6.7) |
| Missing | 3 (20) |
| Relationship status, No. (%) | |
| Married | 6 (40.0) |
| Single | 4 (26.7) |
| Missing | 5 (33.3) |
| Clinical information | |
| Current smoker, No. (%) | 3 (20.0) |
| Ex-smoker, No. (%) | 2 (13.3) |
| Type II diabetes mellitus, No. (%) | 4 (26.7) |
| Hypertension, No. (%) | 9 (60.0) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia, No. (%) | 4 (26.7) |
| Heart failure, No. (%) | 1 (6.7) |
| Angina, No. (%) | 5 (33.3) |
| Previous AMI, No. (%) | 3 (20.0) |
| Previous PCI, No. (%) | 3 (20.0) |
| Hospitalisation information | |
| Days in hospital, M (SD) | 8.6 (4.8) |
| Type of ACS, No. (%) | |
| UA | 1 (6.7) |
| NSTEMI | 6 (40.0) |
| STEMI | 8 (53.3) |
| Revascularisation, No. (%) | |
| Medical management | 1 (6.7) |
| PCI | 12 (80.0) |
| CABG | 2 (13.3) |
| On at least 1 ACS medication prior to admission, No. (%) | 7 (46.7) |
| Number of new ACS medications prescribed, M (SD) | 4.5 (2.1) |
| Discharged on full ACS medication regimen, No. (%) | 11 (73.3) |
| Discharged on DAPT, No. (%) | 14 (93.3) |
ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; DAPT, dual antiplatelet therapy; NSTEMI, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; UA, unstable angina.