PROBLEMS OF DIAGNOSING PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

It is important to suggest that at present time as one of the most common complaints of patients while visiting a general practitioner is shortness of breath, the causes of which may be chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Definitely, the problem of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is of significant importance in a number of clinical conditions, one of which is chronic heart failure.