The Cardiorenal Syndrome: What the Cardiologist Needs to Know

The Cardiorenal Syndrome: What the Cardiologist Needs to Know

Interactions between the heart and the kidneys are increasingly acknowledged among both cardiologists and nephrologists. The term cardiorenal syndrome now applies to the bidirectional nature of how disease in one organ system affects the function of the other organ system. Cardiovascular disease is a major threat to patients with chronic kidney disease, while renal dysfunction is prevalent in p...

The cardiorenal syndrome: what the cardiologist needs to know.

Interactions between the heart and the kidneys are increasingly acknowledged among both cardiologists and nephrologists. The term cardiorenal syndrome now applies to the bidirectional nature of how disease in one organ system affects the function of the other organ system. Cardiovascular disease is a major threat to patients with chronic kidney disease, while renal dysfunction is prevalent in p...

Resistant hypertension: what the cardiologist needs to know.

Treatment-resistant hypertension (TRH) affects between 3 and 30% of hypertensive patients, and its presence is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Until recently, the interest on these patients has been limited, because providing care for them is difficult and often frustrating. However, the arrival of new treatment options [i.e. catheter-based renal denervation (R...

What the practicing cardiologist needs to know about genetics and heart disease

As the inherited basis of some cardiovascular diseases have begun to be uncovered, a practical understanding of genetics has become important for the cardiologist. The advent of new studies on the inherited contributions to common traits and the emergence of genetic testing for a broad range of cardiac and vascular conditions will only increase the need for fluency in genetics. In this article ...

Assessment of diastolic function: what the general cardiologist needs to know.