Diabetes mellitus: a single cardiorenal syndrome umbrella

Rodriguez García,  Eva; Arias Cabrales, Carlos Enrique; Pascual Santos, Julio

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfz161

Diabetes mellitus: a single cardiorenal syndrome umbrella

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Rodríguez E, Arias-Cabrales C, Pascual J. Diabetes mellitus: a single cardiorenal syndrome umbrella. Clin Kidney J. 2019 Nov 26; 13(1): 14-6. DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfz161

Abstract

Diabetes and chronic kidney disease are among the fastest-growing causes of death worldwide. An optimized conceptual framework on the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease and its interplay with cardiovascular disease will facilitate the development of monitoring and therapeutic strategies to decrease the risk for severe clinical events and early mortality. In this issue of ckj, Pinier et al. provide data supporting the existence in diabetic patients of a single cardiorenal syndrome umbrella, rather than separate cardiorenal or renocardiac entities (e.g. acute cardiorenal syndrome or chronic renocardiac syndromes).