Cardiorenal and renocardiac syndromes: the need for a comprehensive classification and consensus
Claudio Ronco, Andrew A House and Mikko Haapio*
Correspondence *Helsinki University Central, Hospital Division of Nephrology, Haartmaninkatu 4, 00029 HUS, Helsinki 00290, Finland
Email mikko.haapio@helsinki.fi
The authors of this Viewpoint argue that the currently used definitions of cardiorenal syndrome fail to take into account the complex bidirectional nature of the relationship between the heart and kidneys. They propose a new classification of the condition, comprising five subtypes that are distinguished on the basis of the primary and secondary pathology and its chronology. Examples of each subtype are provided.
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