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We aimed to examine the prognostic significance of NHHR in patients with cardiorenal syndrome (CRS), a vulnerable population with significantly increased risk of mortality. We analyzed data from 1408 US adults with CRS, defined as the coexistence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease, from the 1999 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The primary and secondary outcomes were all-cause and CVD mortality, respectively. The relationships between NHHR and mortality outcomes were analyzed using Cox proportional hazards regression analysis, restricted cubic spline modeling, and subgroup analyses. Over a median follow-up of 75 months, 802 deaths (53.63%) occurred, including 373 from CVD. We identified a significant nonlinear, L-shaped association between NHHR and both all-cause and CVD mortality, with inflection points at NHHR\u2005=\u20053.09 and 3.16, respectively. 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