The guideline was co-authored by a working group composed of multidisciplinary experts in nephrology, cardiology, critical care medicine, and evidence-based medicine. It focused on eight clinical issues concerning prediction, diagnosis and assessment of cardiorenal syndrome, prevention, treatment of drugs and their selection, mechanical circulatory support and blood purification therapy, heart and/or kidney transplantation, treatment of major complications, multidisciplinary combination therapy, and special diagnosis and treatment in children and pregnant women, mainly based on evidence-based evidence of cardiorenal syndrome, heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Meanwhile, the domestic and foreign clinical guidelines in related fields were referenced to put forward recommendations. The present guideline aims to guide and standardize the clinical practice of diagnosis, prevention, treatment and management of cardiorenal syndrome, promote the development of clinical trials, and improve the level of prevention, treatment and scientific research.
