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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cardiol Clin. 2010 Aug;28(3):453–465. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2010.04.004

Table 1.

Classification of Cardiorenal syndrome Clinical manifestation
Type : acute cardiorenal syndrome, Development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of sudden worsening cardiac function
Type II: chronic cardiorenal syndrome Progressive renal dysfunction in the setting of chronic cardiac dysfunction
Type III: Acute renocardiac syndrome AKI precipitating worsening cardiac function
Type IV: Chronic renocardiac syndrome Chronic renal dysfunction leading to chronic cardiac dysfunction
Type V: Secondary cardiorenal syndrome Worsening renal and cardiac function in the setting of underlying systemic illness