The Cardiorenal Syndrome: Making the Connection

The heart and the kidneys share responsibility for maintaining hemodynamic stability and end-organ perfusion. Connections between these organs ensure that subtle physiologic changes in one system are tempered by compensation in the other through a variety of pathways and mediators. In the setting of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gautham Viswanathan, Scott Gilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/283137