Practical approaches to building up a cardiorenal clinic


 The population with concomitant heart and kidney disease (often termed “cardiorenal” disease) is expected to grow, significantly impacting public health and health care utilization. Moreover, the cardiorenal nexus encompasses a bidirectional relationship that worsens prognosis and may complicate pharmacological management in often elderly and frail patients. Therefore, a more cohesive multidisciplinary team approach aiming to provide holistic, coordinated, and specialized care would be a positive shift toward improving patient outcomes and optimizing healthcare resources. This document aims to define the organizational aspects and the key elements for setting up a multidisciplinary cardiorenal clinical program as a potential healthcare model adapted to the particular characteristics of patients with cardiorenal disease.