Cardiogenic edema

Cardiogenic edema is edema of the body caused by cardiac dysfunction. Including rheumatism, hypertension, syphilitic heart disease, and congestive heart failure and constrictive pericarditis caused by various valve and myocardial diseases. Excessive fluid accumulation in the interstitial tissue space makes the tissue edema when visible to the naked eye. Edema diseases are divided into two categories, generalized edema and localized edema, which are caused by various diseases. The most common diseases of systemic edema are cardiogenic edema and renal edema. In addition, it can also occur in malnutrition, serum diseases and endocrine diseases. If edema occurs without an obvious and known cause, it is called idiopathic edema. Cardiogenic edema refers to systemic edema caused by heart disease. It is often a manifestation of right heart failure. Among the more specific causes are acute and chronic pericarditis and tricuspid valve disease.

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