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Reexpansion pulmonary edema rpe is a serious complication of minimally invasive cardiac surgery mics through the right minithoracotomy. Reperfusion pulmonary oedema as a complication of balloon angioplasty of the pulmonary artery in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Reperfusion pulmonary edema rpe is a high permeability pulmonary edema which is non cardiogenic and occurs after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. Reexpansion pulmonary edema radiology reference article.