Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) refers to the presence of both cardiac and renal disease at the same time. Initially the patient experiences a cardiac or renal disease, which causes dysfunction, injury or failure in the other.
Patient selection: presence of both cardiac and renal dysfunction or injury
Parameters:
(1) initiating organ dysfunction
(2) duration of initiating disorder (acute vs chronic)
Initiating Organ Dysfunction
Duration
Type
heart
acute
1
heart
chronic
2
kidney
acute
3
kidney
chronic
4
noncardiac, nonrenal disease
NA
5
where:
• Type 5 is termed secondary. It is not divided into acute or chronic.
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