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Why doesn't the heart immediately fail during pulmonary edema?
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Has failed: Cardiogenic pulmonary edema is due to high pressures in the heart as a direct result of heart muscle failing to squeeze properly (systolic failure) or relax properly (diastolic failure).
Answered 12/6/2019
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