Sarah Medhat Mohammed <br/><br/>
Effect of inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function after mitral valve replacement /  
 تأثير تدريبات عضلات الشهيق على الوظائف الرئوية بعد استبدال الصمام الميترالى 
Sarah Medhat Mohammed ; Supervised Zeinab Mohamed Helmy , Abdelghany M. Abdelghany 
 - Cairo :   Sarah Medhat Mohammed ,   2011 
 - 90 P. :   charts ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders 
<br/><br/> The heart surgery predisposes to changes in respiratory mechanics, lung volumes and gas exchange, and can cause postoperative respiratory complications. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) was used as a technique for prophylaxis and treatment of respiratory complications. To determine the efficacy of inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function after mitral valve surgery 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Inspiratory muscle training Mitral valve replacement Pulmonary function