Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure in real life: the tip of the iceberg in the sea of comorbidities. A prospective observational study
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure (HF) are two of the most common conditions treated in internal medicine.Although it is known that these diseases often coexist, the specific characteristics of the affected patients and the prognostic implications are not yet well understood.Managing patients with both COPD and HF requi