Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema keywords: cardiogenic pulmonary edema, heart failure, pulmonary congestion, acute dyspnea, left ventricular dysfunction, fluid overload, cardiac edema Increased hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillaries results in increased transvascular fluid filtration and is most often caused by volume overload or impaired left ventricular function resulting in elevated pulmonary vascular pressures.