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What would happen is a person had right sided heart failure

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If this happens, your legs, ankles, and belly often swell.

The most common cause of right-sided heart failure is actually left-sided heart failure. But other conditions, such as certain lung diseases, can cause the right ventricle to fail even when there is no problem with your left ventricle.
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the right chamber has lost its ability to pump. That means your heart can't fill with enough blood, and the blood backs up into the veins. If this happens, your legs, ankles, and belly often will swell.

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