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Can pulmonary edema cause congestive heart failure?
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Rarely,: Usually it is CHF that causes pulmonary edema due to back up.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Other way around: Pulmonary edema is a result of heart failure. When the heart doesn't squeeze ir doesn't relax properly, pressures in the heart can rise and cause 'water in the lungs' - pulmonary edema.
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