TYPES

CHARACTERISTICS

Type 1

Acute CRS characterized by acute decompensated heart failure leading to acute renal failure.

Type 2

Chronic CRS is characterized by chronic heart failure which leads to chronic kidney disease.

Type 3

Acute reno-cardiac syndrome is due to acute renal failure which leads to acute cardiac dysfunction, such as arrhythmia or heart failure.

Type 4

Chronic reno-cardiac syndrome is characterized by primary chronic kidney disease that contributes to cardiac dysfunction.

Type 5

Also called secondary CRS where there is simultaneous renal and cardiac involvement due to systemic disorders such as sepsis or systemic lupus erythematosus.