... in a tertiary cardiac hospi-tal with a group of patients in pre operatory andanother group in the 5thpost operatory day of CABGsurgery. Patients with smoking h istory, pulmonary dis-eases, ... ofpulmonary reexpansion therapy applied to patients aftercar diac surgery. The normal value of the VC is from 65 to 75 ml/kg, however, there may be variations regardi ngethnicity, age, gender, ... arises the necessity of further studies to evaluate the repercussio n of thismethod in lowering costs at hospitals.Keywords: Assessment Vital Capacity, Cardiac surgery, physiotherapy, exerciseBackgroundVital...