Influence of pulmonary rehabilitation on clinical characteristics in patients with chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract

The improvement of treatment strategies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and especially with comorbid pathology should provide rational conversion of standard schemes of therapy and rehabilitation in accordance with their clinical, functional and economic feasibility. Objective: to assess the influence of pulmonary rehabilitation on clinical characteristics in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and concomitant COPD.