[Cerebrocardiorenal syndrome--the new concept in geriatrics]

Abstract

In the review risk factors of the development and progressing of the brain, cardiovascular system and kidneys pathology are considered in details. The literature analysis testifies to uniform pathogenetic mechanisms of development and progressing of the pathology of kidneys and cardiovascular system, including the cerebrovascular diseases; about set in parallel proceeding pathophysiological processes in brain, kidney and heart. At the comparative analysis of the risk factors the general come to light for all listed systems mechanisms of development and disease progressing, i.e. risk factors cerebrovascular diseases simultaneously are also risk factors of the cardiovascular illnesses and chronic kidney disease. The conclusion that, along with introduction of concepts "cardiorenal continuum", "chronic kidney disease", defensible is occurrence of the undernosological new concept--"cerebrocardiorenal syndrome" or cerebrocardiorenal continuum becomes. Concept introduction of cerebrocardiorenal syndrome or cerebrocardiorenal continuum predetermines necessity of the interdisciplinary approach under the authority of geriatric patients.