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To date, such studies are lacking and, therefore, the aim of the present study was to describe patients\u2019 perceptions of performing exercise-based cardiac telerehabilitation after a myocardial infarction (MI). Individual semi-structured interviews were performed with 15 patients (3 women, median age 69 years) after an MI who had participated in exercise-based cardiac telerehabilitation for three months. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed with inductive content analysis. An overall theme was defined as \u201cCardiac telerehabilitation\u2014a new alternative for exercising that is easily accessible and up to date\u201d. Four categories, including \u201cThe important role of a physical therapist with expert knowledge\u201d, \u201cPrerequisites playing an important role in the willingness to participate\u201d, \u201cMaking exercise accessible and adjustable\u201d and \u201cInspiring future exercise\u201d, and 15 subcategories were identified. Understanding the patient\u2019s perspective is an important key to further improving and successfully implementing exercise-based cardiac telerehabilitation, as an alternative or adjunct to traditional, centre-based programs. 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