The Cardiorenal Syndrome: What the Cardiologist Needs to Know
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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 patients with cardiac disease and is a significant predictor of prognosis in cardiac patients. Still, renal patients with cardiac disease have largely been excluded from the clinical trials that have been the basis of modern cardiologic treatment. In this review, the current understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the cardiorenal syndrome and potential therapeutic implications will be summarized from a nephrologist’s point of view. Probably, fragile cardiorenal patients will benefit from an enhanced collaboration between cardiologists and nephrologists to secure the best treatment given under safe conditions. Copyright © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel Received: May 9, 2013 Accepted: May 14, 2013 Published online: September 10, 2013 Bård Waldum, MD Department of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål PB 4956 Nydalen NO–0424 Oslo (Norway) E-Mail bard.waldum @ medisin.uio.no © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel 0008–6312/13/1263–0175$38.00/0
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