It has been reported that cardiac disease and renal disease frequently coexisted. Recently, the term cardiorenal syndrome was used to describe the interaction between heart and kidney. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become increasingly recognized as an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease, and the cardiovascular disease is one of most severe complication in patients with CKD. Previous studies have showed the changes in body composition, physical inactivity, decreased physical function, and poor quality of life existed in patients with either cardiovascular disease or CKD. Patients concomitant with cardiovascular disease and kidney insufficiency were expected to significantly increase physical dysfunction. However, few studies addressed on these alterations in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with CKD were reported.
