What Causes Pulmonary Edema/Water in the Lungs?
Pulmonary edema most typically happens because the heart or circulatory system is not functioning properly. There are four different ways to get pulmonary edema, but the most common is cardiogenic, which is an internal condition. Cardiogenic pulmonary edema, or congestive heart failure, according to the Mayo Clinic, occurs when the left ventricle of the heart is diseased or overworked. As a result, it stops pumping out enough oxygenated blood from your lungs, which increases pressure first on the left atrium of the heart, and then the pulmonary veins and capillaries. This forces fluid into the air sacs, and fills the lungs up with water. The left ventricle can become weak or diseased due to a number of medical conditions, including coronary artery disease (hardened arteries), cardiomyopathy (when the left ventricle of the heart is damaged), heart valve problems and hypertension (high blood pressure). What Else Causes Pulmonary Edema? Apart from the cardiogenic conditions, there are out
