Coronary disease & ACSCohort study
Self-monitoring patterns after acute coronary syndrome: behavioural markers for secondary prevention
- Retrospective cohort study
- single-centre
Authors' conclusion
RM adherence patterns are reproducible and clinically meaningful after ACS, with potential value as behavioural markers for risk stratification and targeted support in secondary prevention.
Study context
- Population
- Patients enrolled in a post-ACS remote monitoring programme at a tertiary centre
- Participants
- 1,181 patients
- Exposure
- Remote monitoring (RM) adherence patterns; enrolment before vs after MSC-supported care
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
RM adherence patterns (time-series k-means clustering of weekly use of 3 home-monitoring devices) · 12 months
After MSC implementation, distribution shifted toward more favourable patterns, with more loyally persisting patients
p < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Cardiometabolic profile and target attainment
- Loyally persisting: more favourable cardiometabolic profiles and greater improvement over time for body mass index (BMI), triglycerides and LDL-C target attainment
Clinical events
- No significant difference between patterns; directional trends favoured loyally persisting
Original publication
Self-monitoring patterns after acute coronary syndrome: behavioural markers for secondary prevention. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 9 September 2026. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwag486
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it