Effects of preoperative respiratory muscle training for improvement of postoperative health related quality of life in mitral valve replacement patients

U Umar, A Hussain, K Tariq - Physiotherapy Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose A patient's defective mitral valve is replaced as part of a treatment
called mitral valve replacement (MVR) with a mechanical or biological (bioprosthetic) valve …

Assessment of Thoracic Kyphosis Using Flexicurve Ruler after Open Heart Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study

AM Hassan, MA Bary, SMM Kamel… - Journal of Hunan …, 2022 - jonuns.com
In literature, the development of spinal deformities was reported after surgical intervention
for congenital heart disease using thoracotomy and sternotomy incisions in children; …