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Patients were invited to join a web-based health educational meeting (WHEM) after hospital discharge, as part of a secondary prevention program. The WHEM sessions were scheduled monthly and used a teleconference software program for remote synchronous videoconferencing, accessible through a standard computer, tablet, or smartphone based on patient preference or availability.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Out of the 252 patients (median age 70, IQR 61.0-77.3 years; n=189, 75% male), 98 (38.8%) declined the invitation to participate in the WHEM. The reasons for nonacceptance were mainly challenges in handling digital technology (70\/98, 71.4%), followed by a lack of confidence in telemedicine as an integrative tool for managing their medical condition (45\/98, 45.9%), and a lack of internet-connected devices (43\/98, 43.8%). Out of the 154 patients who agreed to participate in the WHEM, 40 (25.9%) were unable to attend. Univariable logistic regression analysis showed that the presence of a caregiver with digital proficiency and a higher education level was associated with an increased likelihood of attendance to the WHEM, while the converse was true for increasing age and female sex. After multivariable adjustment, higher education level (odds ratio [OR] 2.26, 95% CI 1.53-3.32; P<.001) and caregiver with digital proficiency (OR 12.83, 95% CI 5.93-27.75; P<.001) remained independently associated with the outcome. The model discrimination was good even when corrected for optimism (optimism-corrected C-index=0.812), as was the agreement between observed and predicted probability of participation (optimism-corrected calibration intercept=0.010 and slope=0.948).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n This study identifies a notable lack of suitability for a specific cohort of patients with ischemia to participate in our telemedicine intervention, emphasizing the risk of digital marginalization for a significant portion of the population. 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