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Conceptual illustration depicting congestive heart failure. | |||
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Pulmonary edema begins with an increased filtration through the loose junctions of the pulmonary capillaries. | |||
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As the intracapillary pressure increases, normally impermeable (tight) junctions between the alveolar cells open, permitting alveolar flooding to occur. | |||
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