Redefining Unilateral Pulmonary Edema after Mitral Valve Surgery on Chest X-ray Imaging Using the RALE Scoring System.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Unilateral pulmonary edema (UPE) is a potential complication after mitral valve surgery (MVS), and its cause is not yet fully understood. Definitions are inconsistent, and previous studies have reported wide variance in the incidence of UPE. This research aims at the evaluation of the Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema (RALE) score concerning assessment of UPE after MVS in order to provide an accurate and consistent definition of this pathology. Methods and Results: Postoperative chest X-ray images of 676 patients after MVS (minimally invasive MVS, n = 434; conventional MVS, n = 242) were retrospectively analyzed concerning presence of UPE. UPE was diagnosed only after exclusion of other pathologies up until the eighth postoperative day. RALE va

SUBMITTER: Mostafa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10532294 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature