The aim is to investigate patient's behaviour after the myocardium revascularization surgery. This is an exploratory-descriptive study, carried out at a cardiology clinic of a government hospital, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with 52 patients. The following self-care practices were identified: 98.07% patients regularly attended the doctor's appointment and took their medicines; more than 50% presented BMI > 25 Kg/m2, practiced physical exercises, did not smoke or drink, ate healthy foods, said they were usually calm. The conclusion was that patients that participated in this study maintained a satisfactory self-care level, supporting the importance of guidance process developed in group.