title: Cardio-renal syndrome type 5: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment.
abstract: The cardio-renal syndromes (CRS) recently were defined systematically as disorders of the heart or kidney whereby dysfunction of one organ leads to dysfunction of another. Five types of CRS are defined. The first four types describe acute or chronic cardio-renal or renocardiac syndromes. Type 5 CRS refers to secondary cardio-renal syndrome or cardio-renal involvement in systemic conditions. It is a clinical and pathophysiological entity to describe the concomitant presence of renal and cardiovascular dysfunction. Type 5 CRS can be acute or chronic and it does not strictly satisfy the definition of CRS. However, it encompasses many conditions in which combined heart and kidney dysfunction is observed. Because this entity has been described only recently there is limited information about the epidemiology, clinical course, and treatment of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Aurangabad, India. dr_sachinsoni@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sachin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ronco
authors.forename: Rupesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pophale
authors.forename: Ashish S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bhansali
authors.forename: Amit P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Nagarik
authors.forename: Shriganesh R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Barnela
authors.forename: Sonali S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saboo
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raman
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D059347:Cardio-Renal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*