Physiotherapists play a viral role within the multidisciplinary team delivering comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation to the patient. Rehabilitations process also includes pulmonary function test pre & post operatively.
Exercise training, usually conducted by physiotherapist, constitutes an important part of CR aiming to improve exercise capacity and quality of live. Both in short and long term. These training involves the improvement of muscle perfusion, muscle metabolism, ventilatory efficiency, neurohormonal regulation and cardiac function.