Summary: This article is about a research conducted “to identify the learning needs of patients with cardiac disease and the aspects of the disease and anesthetic and surgical procedures about which Brazilian patients have the greatest gaps in knowledge” (Galdeano, et al 2010). Eighty Coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, all adults comprising male and female were recruited during the period prior to myocardial revascularization. They were given a questionnaire to evaluate their knowledge of the disease and the treatment. At the end of the study, statistical analysis of the data showed the performance level and distribution of the patients. Only 4 patients, 5% of the total respondents had adequate knowledge about the disease and its treatment.
