Abstract
Introduction: Among the multimorbities most prevalent in the aging process, chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the two main causes of hospital admissions in Brazil. In addition, the prevalence of COPD in patients with CHF is estimated to be 20-30% in the USA, however, it is not clear yet the coexistence of these diseases in our country, nor ev…