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. 2016 Sep 10;2(4):151–163. doi: 10.1159/000448749

Table 1.

Classification of CRS

Type Denomination Description Example
1 Acute cardiorenal Heart failure leading to AKI Acute coronary syndrome leading to acute heart and kidney failure
2 Chronic cardiorenal Chronic heart failure leading to kidney failure Chronic heart failure
3 Acute nephrocardiac AKI leading to acute heart failure Uremic cardiomyopathy AKI related
4 Chronic nephrocardiac CKD leading to heart failure Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic heart failure due to kidney failure
5 Secondary Systemic disease leading to heart and kidney failure Sepsis, vasculitis, diabetes mellitus