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Background: CABG is performed daily on a worldwide basis in patients with coronary artery disease. The initial postoperative phase is the most vulnerable period, but decrease in pulmonary function persists for several months after surgery.Pulmonary rehabilitation programs significantly improve the patient's health by reducing breathlessness, providing ways to control the disease and by improving the patient's ability to carry out daily activities. Better health leads to improvements in lung function and thereby improving quality of life. Objective of this study is to quantify the effects of Acapella and Incentive spirometry on Spo2 (Spo2), Pulse rate and arterial blood pressure for improving pulmonary ventilation in post CABG patients. Methodology:Study design: Pre- test and Post- test study design in nature. Study duration: 5-monthperiod between Jan. 2021 and May 2021. The institutional review board approved the study protocol. Sample method: 50 Eligible patients of elective CABG were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and divided randomly into two groups, as Group A and Group B, consisting of 25 patients each. Group A is treated with ACBT along with Acapella and Group B receive ACBT along with Incentive Spirometry. Conclusion: The result of this study concluded that Acapella and Incentive spirometry both have beneficiary effects on oxygen saturation (Spo2), Pulse rate and arterial blood pressure in post coronary artery bypass grafting but statistically Acapella give more significant improvement than Incentive spirometry.