How left side heart failure cause pulmonary edema?
Pulmonary edema occurs in left side heart failure when the rich-oxygen blood returning from the lungs fails to reach the heart; usually caused by certain heart problems. The blood then backs up and accumulates in the lungs and veins which lead to pulmonary edema. Cardiomyopathy disease Cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) is a variety of heart failure. It is a condition where the muscle tone of the heart is damaged thus reduces its ability to carry the oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. It is usually caused by: • Weakening of the heart’s walls (dilated cardomyopathy) • Thickening of the heart’s walls (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) • The heart failed to stretch properly (restrictive cardiomyopathy) • Loss or weakening of heart muscle tissue caused by ischemia (ischemic cardiomyopathy) Eventually, cardiomyopathy will cause water retention in the lungs, swelling in the legs and abdominal. Heart Valve Disease Heart valve disease is disease of the heart valve. There’re two types of hear
