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Figure 3 CRS Type 3

Pathophysiological interactions between heart and kidney in type 3 CRS or "acute renocardiac syndrome" (abrupt worsening of renal function, e.g., acute kidney failure or glomerulonephritis) causing acute cardiac disorder (e.g., heart failure, arrhythmia, pulmonary edema). MPO = myeloperoxidase; other abbreviations as in Figure 1. Figure illustration by Rob Flewell.