Short Communication
Published: 24 October, 2024 | Volume 8 - Issue 3 | Pages: 116-117
The causes of hypercapnia in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema are still unknown. Our hypothesis recognizes an alteration of the ventilation-perfusion ratio in the apical areas of the lung as the major cause. The redistribution of blood to the apical lung zone in hypertensive pulmonary circulation determines an excess of perfusion compared to ventilation and consequently hypercapnia. Our suggestion might be in favor of Bilevel-PAP over Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) as the first line of therapy.
Read Full Article HTML DOI: 10.29328/journal.acr.1001108 Cite this Article Read Full Article PDF
Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema; Hypercapnia; Ventilation-perfusion ratio
HSPI: We're glad you're here. Please click "create a new Query" if you are a new visitor to our website and need further information from us.
If you are already a member of our network and need to keep track of any developments regarding a question you have already submitted, click "take me to my Query."