• First visit at cardiac ambulatory approximately 14 days after discharge includes physician examination by cardiologist and counseling from nurse specialized in cardiac rehabilitation.
• Dietary counseling with dietician
• Exercise (1 hour, 2 timer pr week for 12 weeks)
• Smoking cessation if smoker with educated smoking cessation instructor
• Patient education and psychosocial support in 2 to 3 individual consultations with nurse specialized in cardiac rehabilitation
• Examination by cardiologist 8-12 weeks after discharge.

• First visit at cardiac ambulatory approximately 14 days after discharge includes examination by cardiologist and counseling from nurse specialized in cardiac rehabilitation.
• Dietary counseling with dietician
• Exercise (1 hour, 2 timer pr week for 12 weeks)
• Smoking cessation if smoker with educated smoking cessation instructor
• Patient education and psychosocial support in 2 individual consultations and 8 group based consultations with experienced nurse
• Examination by the patient´s general practitioner 8-12 weeks after discharge.

• First visit at cardiac ambulatory approximately 14 days after discharge includes physician examination by cardiologist and counseling from nurse specialized in cardiac rehabilitation.
• Dietary counseling with dietician
• Exercise (1 hour, 2 timer pr week for 12 weeks)
• Smoking cessation if smoker with educated smoking cessation instructor
• Patient education and psychosocial support in 2 individual consultations and 8 group based consultations with experienced nurse
• Examination by the patient´s general practitioner 8-12 weeks after discharge.

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation is evaluated for each element. Participation is defined as at least 50% for each element.

• Smoking cessation
• Dietary counseling
• Exercise training
• Physician
• Patient education
• Psychosocial support

Full participation is in 6 of 6 elements if smoker or 5/5 if non-smoker. Partial full participation is in 5/6 if smoker or 4/5 if non-smoker.