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Figure 5 CRS Type 5
Pathophysiological interactions between heart and kidney in type 5 cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) or "secondary CRS" (systemic condition, e.g., diabetes mellitus, sepsis, causing both cardiac and renal dysfunction). LPS = lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin); RVR = renal vascular resistance. Figure illustration by Rob Flewell.
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