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While performing an assessment of a 65-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease,the nurse notices the presence of bilateral pitting edema in the lower legs.The skin is puffy and tight but normal in color.No increased redness or tenderness is observed over his lower legs,and the peripheral pulses are equal and strong.In this situation,the nurse suspects that the likely cause of the edema is which condition?
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