Tehran University of Medical Sciences The Research in Heart Yield and Translational Medicine (RHYTHM) 3115-7270 10 3 2015 12 17 129 133 EN Nooredin Mohammadi Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Center for Nursing Care Research, Tehran, Iran. Mohammad Abbasi International Campus, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Abbas Salehiomran Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Saeid Davaran Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Reza Norouzadeh Shahed University, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tehran, Iran. 2015 12 17 2015 12 17 Background: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) improves the quality of life, increases survival, and influences the patient's mental and emotional aspects. Little information is available on the lived experience of Iranian patients after this surgery. Understanding the lived experiences of patients will help health professionals with better provision of high quality care. Methods: This hermeneutic phenomenological study aimed to understand the lived experience of patients after CABG.  Van Manen's method was used to conduct the study. A semi-structured, face-to-face interview technique was employed to explore the experiences of the patients following surgery. Seven men and 4 women between 49 and 80 years old were interviewed. Results: Passion for life was the main theme extracted from the participants’ interviews. This theme comprised the three sub-themes of receiving attention from family, being hopeful, and being spiritually oriented. Conclusion:  The results showed that the participants experienced passion for life after their surgery. This finding reveals that patients tend to find a new perspective on life and their health after surgery. https://rhythm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/440 https://rhythm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/download/440/390