TY - BOOK AU - Sarah Medhat Mohammed AU - Abdelghany Mohamed Abdelghany , AU - Zeinab Mohamed Helmy , TI - Effect of inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function after mitral valve replacement / PY - 2011/// CY - Cairo : PB - Sarah Medhat Mohammed , KW - Inspiratory muscle training KW - Mitral valve replacement KW - Pulmonary function N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 ER -