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Group 2 (27 patients) received eight weeks of conventional exercise training only.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main measures:<\/jats:title>\n \n Resting pulmonary function (forced vital capacity \u2212 FVC, forced expiratory volume in one second \u2212 FEV1); effort ventilatory efficiency (lowest ventilatory equivalent ratio for oxygen and carbon dioxide \u2013 VE\/VO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n and VE\/VCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n ) and aerobic capacity (peak oxygen uptake \u2013 VO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n peak) were assessed at baseline and after eight weeks of exercise-based intervention.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n After eight weeks follow-up, patients in Group 1 had a significant increased chest expansion and VO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n peak compared with Group 2 (3.6 \u00b10.8\u2009cm vs. 3.2 \u00b10.5\u2009cm, P\u2009=\u20090.032; 2.0 \u00b10.5\u2009l\/min vs. 1.8 \u00b10.3\u2009l\/min, P\u2009=\u20090.033). There were no significant differences of spirometric measurements, except FVC which significantly improved in patients who performed inspiratory muscle training (82.7 \u00b15.1% vs. 79.5 \u00b13.5%, P\u2009=\u20090.014). 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