Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Postoperatory of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft.

Evaluation of the Effects of Different Physical Therapy on Cardiac Rehabilitation in Post Operatory Period of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: Randomized Clinical Trial.

Randomized Clinical Trial to evaluate the use of different techniques of physical therapy on recovery of functional capacity, pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in the period of hospital stay after coronary artery bypass graft.

Inclusion Criteria:

-Patients are recruited from the waiting list for a first CABG intervention at the Porto Alegre Clinical Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

• chronic renal failure,
• unstable angina,
• moderate or severe valve disease,
• complex cardiac arrhythmia,
• stroke,
• inability to exercise the lower limbs,
• subjects with forced expiratory volume in 1 second less than 70% of predicted