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ArticleComputer methods and programs in biomedicine2020

Accurate deep neural network model to detect cardiac arrhythmia on more than 10,000 individual subject ECG records.

Ozal Yildirim, Muhammed Talo, Edward J Ciaccio, Ru San Tan, U Rajendra Acharya

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5 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Ozal YildirimDepartment of Computer Engineering, Munzur University, Tunceli,62000, Turkey.
Muhammed TaloDepartment of Software Engineering, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Edward J CiaccioDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Ru San TanNational Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
U Rajendra AcharyaDepartment of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore; Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Management and Enterprise University of Southern Queensland, Springfield, Australia. Electronic address: aru@np.edu.sg.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · USFırat University · TRMunzur University · TRNational Heart Centre Singapore · SGNgee Ann Polytechnic · SG

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveCardiac arrhythmia, which is an abnormal heart rhythm, is a common clinical problem in cardiology. Detection of arrhythmia on an extended duration electrocardiogram (ECG) is done based on initial algorithmic software screening, with final visual validation by cardiologists. It is a time consuming and subjective process. Therefore, fully automated computer-assisted detection systems with a high degree of accuracy have an essential role in this task. In this study, we proposed an effective deep neural network (DNN) model to detect different rhythm classes from a new ECG database.

methodsOur DNN model was designed for high performance on all ECG leads. The proposed model, which included both representation learning and sequence learning tasks, showed promising results on all 12-lead inputs. Convolutional layers and sub-sampling layers were used in the representation learning phase. The sequence learning part involved a long short-term memory (LSTM) unit after representation of learning layers.

resultsWe performed two different class scenarios, including reduced rhythms (seven rhythm types) and merged rhythms (four rhythm types) according to the records from the database. Our trained DNN model achieved 92.24% and 96.13% accuracies for the reduced and merged rhythm classes, respectively.

conclusionRecently, deep learning algorithms have been found to be useful because of their high performance. The main challenge is the scarcity of appropriate training and testing resources because model performance is dependent on the quality and quantity of case samples. In this study, we used a new public arrhythmia database comprising more than 10,000 records. We constructed an efficient DNN model for automated detection of arrhythmia using these records.

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ElectrocardiographyNeural Networks, ComputerAlgorithmsArrhythmias, CardiacHumansSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedSoftware12-lead ECGArrhythmia detectionDeep neural networksEcg signals

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PMID32932129
PMCPMC7477611
OpenAlexW3083983389

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