How does heart failure affect the lungs?
o Carbon dioxide enters the lungs.
Too much oxygen enters the lungs.
Blood leaves the lungs.
o Fluid can build up in the lungs.

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Pulmonary oedema can be caused by lung disease, but when heart failure is more serious, the pressure of blood in the lungs builds-up, pushing fluid into the air sacs. This is how heart failure can lead to respiratory failure. People with pulmonary oedema will feel breathless, weak and unwell.