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2. Peripheral edema - Wikipedia

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   The condition is commonly associated with vascular and cardiac changes associated with aging but can be caused by many other conditions, including congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, trauma, alcoholism, altitude sickness, pregnancy, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, a compromised lymphatic system or merely long periods of time sitting or standing ...

3. Edema - Wikipedia

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   Causes of edema that are generalized to the whole body can cause edema in multiple organs and peripherally. For example, severe heart failure can cause pulmonary edema, pleural effusions, ascites and peripheral edema. Such severe systemic edema is called anasarca. In rare cases, a parvovirus B19 infection may cause generalized edemas. [9]

4. Pericardial effusion - Wikipedia

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   Fluid may be also sent for gram stain, acid fast stain, or culture if high suspicion of infectious cause. [1] Bloody fluids may also be evaluated for malignant cells. [13] Fluid analysis may result in: transudative effusion: due to non-inflammatory causes (congestive heart failure, myxoedema, nephrotic syndrome)

5. Cardiac tamponade - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade (/ ˌ t æ m. p ə ˈ n eɪ d / [4]), is a compression of the heart due to pericardial effusion (the build-up of pericardial fluid in the sac around the heart). [2] Onset may be rapid or gradual. [2]

6. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Ankle, feet, and leg swelling This occurs because of a phenomenon known as third spacing. Third spacing occurs because the heart is unable to pump the blood throughout the body, and thus the fluid pools up in your veins. The fluid then eventually leaves your veins and enters the interstitial space, causing swelling.

7. 11 causes of chest pain that aren't a heart attack - AOL

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   It's important to understand this condition because, "at times, individuals can truly have a racing heart," Blankstein says, but they find that doctors brush their symptoms off as being anxiety ...