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*Decreased outflow of venous blood

*Decreased outflow of venous blood

*Most commonly caused by left-sided or bilateral cardiac failure  

*Most commonly caused by left-sided or bilateral cardiac failure  

**Stagnant blood in pulmonary vessels -> red blood cells move into alveoli and are phagocytosed -> [[Pigmentation and Calcification - Pathology#Haemosiderin|haemosiderin in macrophages]] (heart failure cells)  

**Stagnant blood in pulmonary vessels -> red blood cells move into alveoli and are phagocytosed -> [[Pigmentation - Pathology#Haemosiderin|haemosiderin in macrophages]] (heart failure cells)  

*One-sided in post-mortem hypostatic congestion

*One-sided in post-mortem hypostatic congestion

*Acute pulmonary congestion is seen after barbiturate euthanasia

*Acute pulmonary congestion is seen after barbiturate euthanasia

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