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Table 1 Demographic data of interviewees (n = 10)

From: Patient experiences of recovery after heart valve replacement: suffering weakness, struggling to resume normality

 

n

Male gender

5

Age (mean/range)

66 (20–85)

Live with partner

8

Employed

3

Valve operated on

 

aorta/pulmonary

8/2

Open surgery/TAVI

5/5

Rehabilitation

5

  1. TAVI: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Rehabilitation: patients were asked if they were offered and participated in rehabilitation at their local setting.
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BMC Nursing

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