Table 3.

Participant characteristics

	N	%
Meeting responder	55	62.5
Online responder	33	37.5
Participant type
Cardiologists	33	37.5
Cardiothoracic surgeons	17	19.3
Nurses	19	21.6
Other	19	21.6
Age, years
18–29	2	2.3
30–39	10	11.4
40–49	20	22.7
50–59	31	35.2
60–69	23	26.1
70+	2	2.3
Years since training
0–9	13	14.8
10–19	15	17.1
20–29	24	27.3
30–39	20	22.7
40–49	2	2.3
Still in	2	2.3
NA	12	13.6
Center with patient decision aids	40	48.8
Attitude towards patient decision aids
Positive	64	72.7
Neutral	11	12.5
Negative	13	17.8