MECHANISM: Decrease in arteriolar resistance via vasodilation. This arterial vasodilation goes unmatched by the venous circulation, which CCB do not effect. This is a disproportionate change in resistance increasing hydrostatic pressure in the capillary circulation and causing fluid to shift into the interstitium. Hence, edema!
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