Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 1: Renal Dysfunction in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To present a review of cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS1).

Methods

Review of the literature.

Results

Acute kidney injury occurs in approximately one-third of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and the resultant condition was named CRS1. A growing body of literature shows CRS1 patients are at high risk for poor outcomes, and thus there is an urgent need to understand the pathophysiology and subsequently develop effective treatments. In this review we discuss prevalence, proposed pathophysiology including hemodynamic and nonhemodynamic factors, prognosticating variables, data for different treatment strategies, and ongoing clinical trials and highlight questions and problems physicians will face moving forward with this common and challengi

SUBMITTER: Prins KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4855293 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature