Edema in COPD is associated with severe salt and water retention and neurohormonal activation similar to heart failure, but with normal cardiac output and low systemic vascular resistance likely due to hypercapnia.
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Edema in COPD may reflect hypercapnia-driven vasodilation rather than HF; leaves open targeted mechanistic trials.
Anand et al. (1992) studied this question.
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