Inclusion Criteria:  Adult patients (≥ or equal to 18 years) will be included, who were admitted to any ward or intensive care unit (ICU) of this hospital (for the cardiology team) and who have been identified as having HF indicated by the attending physician via medical records. electronic  Exclusion Criteria:  Octogenarians and / or communication barriers will be excluded from the analysis (due to the difficulty of self-management of the signs and symptoms, in contrast to the objective to be studied), patients do not accept to participate in the study.