What causes cardiogenic pulmonary edema?

What causes cardiogenic pulmonary edema?

Congestive heart failure is the most common cause of heart edema. Other causes include:

• Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
• Cardiomyopathy.
• Problems with the valves on the left side of your heart, such as narrowing or regurgitation (blood going the wrong way).
• Heart attack.