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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2025

Use of Artificial Intelligence Applied to Electrocardiogram for Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction.

Wilton Batista de Santana Júnior, Marcelo M Pinto Filho, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Murilo Foppa, Luana Giatti, Rohan Khera, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

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Wilton Batista de Santana JúniorUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil.ORCID 0009-0007-6669-0058
Marcelo M Pinto FilhoUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-6646-1163
Sandhi Maria BarretoUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil.
Murilo FoppaHospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0003-2914-4406
Luana GiattiUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-5454-2460
Rohan KheraYale University, New Haven - EUA.
Antonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-2740-0042

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Abstract

backgroundHeart failure (HF) is a disease associated with an important type of morbidity and mortality. The electrocardiogram (ECG), one of the tests used to evaluate HF, is low-cost and widely available.

objectiveTo evaluate the performance of an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm applied to ECG to detect HF and compare it with the predictive power of major electrocardiographic alterations (MEA).

methodsThis work is a diagnostic accuracy cross-sectional study. All participants were from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (Estudo Longitudinal da Saúde do Adulto - ELSA-Brasil) and presented a valid ECG and echocardiogram (ECHO). The algorithm estimated probability values for left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD). The assessed endpoint was left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40% in the ECHO. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), positive likelihood ratio (LR+), negative likelihood ratio (LR-), and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) were determined for both the algorithm and the MEA. The area under the ROC curve (AUC-ROC) for the algorithm was calculated.

resultsIn the analytical sample of 2,567 individuals, the prevalence of LVEF <40% was 1.13% (29 individuals). The values obtained for sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, LR+, LR-, and DOR for the algorithm were 0.690, 0.976, 0.244, 0.996, 27.6, 0.32, and 88.74, respectively. For the MEA, the values were 0.172, 0.837, 0.012, 0.989, 1.09, 0.990, and 1.07, respectively. The AUC-ROC of the algorithm to predict the LVEF <40% was 0.947 (95% CI: 0.913 - 0.981).

conclusionThe AI algorithm performed well in detecting LVSD and can be used as a screening tool for LVSD.

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Artificial IntelligenceElectrocardiographyVentricular Dysfunction, LeftAdultAgedAlgorithmsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityStroke Volume

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PMCPMC12108124

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