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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Vision Transformer Model for the Prediction of Fatal Arrhythmic Events in Patients with Brugada Syndrome.

Vincenzo Randazzo, Silvia Caligari, Eros Pasero, Carla Giustetto, Andrea Saglietto, William Bertarello, Amir Averbuch, Mira Marcus-Kalish, Valery Zheludev, Fiorenzo Gaita

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Vincenzo RandazzoDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3640-8561
Silvia CaligariDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-8244-5335
Eros PaseroDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2403-1683
Carla GiustettoDivision of Cardiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5102-3398
Andrea SagliettoDivision of Cardiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9475-1507
William BertarelloDivision of Cardiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Amir AverbuchSchool of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Mira Marcus-KalishDepartment of Statistics and Operations, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Valery ZheludevSchool of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4606-2114
Fiorenzo GaitaDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3178-6205

Funding

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation MAE01668482021-11-16Italian Ministry of University and Research 32-G-13427-2
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Abstract

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited electrical cardiac disorder that is associated with a higher risk of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients without structural heart disease. The diagnosis is based on the documentation of the typical pattern in the electrocardiogram (ECG) characterized by a J-point elevation of ≥2 mm, coved-type ST-segment elevation, and negative T wave in one or more right precordial leads, called type 1 Brugada ECG. Risk stratification is particularly difficult in asymptomatic cases. Patients who have experienced documented VF are generally recommended to receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator to lower the likelihood of sudden death due to recurrent episodes. However, for asymptomatic individuals, the most appropriate course of action remains uncertain. Accurate risk prediction is critical to avoiding premature deaths and unnecessary treatments. Due to the challenges associated with experimental research on human cardiac tissue, alternative techniques such as computational modeling and deep learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming increasingly important. This study introduces a vision transformer (ViT) model that leverages 12-lead ECG images to predict potentially fatal arrhythmic events in BrS patients. This dataset includes a total of 278 ECGs, belonging to 210 patients which have been diagnosed with Brugada syndrome, and it is split into two classes:

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Arrhythmias, CardiacBrugada SyndromeAdultArtificial IntelligenceDeath, Sudden, CardiacElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVentricular FibrillationBrugada syndromedeep learningelectrocardiogramrisk stratificationsudden cardiac deathvision transformer

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PMCPMC11820670

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