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Why does heart failure lead to edema in the ankles?
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Heart failure: Heart failure causes edema because they heart cannot pump the blood delivered to it. This inability to pump the blood allows the blood to pool in some areas of the body and the ankles are one of them. Others include the abdomen and sacrum.
Answered 6/12/2019
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Heart and kidneys: In the patient with congestive heart failure, the body senses that the heart is not working correctly. It sends a message the kidneys to hold onto salt and water that the patient eats and drinks. This excess salt and water builds up and becomes apparent in the legs, belly, and lungs.
Answered 9/22/2016
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My dad hd a heart attack 2 weeks ago and had was int.c.u and had stents. Prior to hospital he had ankle edema but now his lower legs are bones causes?
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