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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2026

Assessment of ChatGPT-4.0 versus ChatGPT-Mini in Generating Guideline-Based Hypertension Content.

Rômullo José Costa Ataídes, Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos, João Vítor Perez de Souza, Rafael Cardoso Rocha, Almir Alamino Lacalle, Ciro Bezerra Vieira, Thiago Artioli, Tiago Cordeiro Medeiros, Erito Marques de Souza Filho, Ronaldo Gismondi and 5 more

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Rômullo José Costa AtaídesFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-4570-869X
Marcos Adriano Garcia CamposDepartamento de Medicina de Emergência - Duke University, Durham - EUA.
João Vítor Perez de SouzaDepartamento de Medicina de Emergência - Duke University, Durham - EUA.
Rafael Cardoso RochaDivisão de Cardiologia do Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP - Brasil.
Almir Alamino LacalleDivisão de Cardiologia do Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP - Brasil.ORCID 0009-0008-7777-6727
Ciro Bezerra VieiraFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.
Thiago ArtioliInstituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-6242-0885
Tiago Cordeiro MedeirosHospital Universitário - Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-5610-7921
Erito Marques de Souza FilhoUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-0381-3344
Ronaldo GismondiUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-0884-4190
Érika Maria Gonçalves CampanaUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-6352-3330
Francisco José RomeoDepartamento de Medicina Cardiovascular - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami - EUA.ORCID 0000-0003-1261-5785
Victor RazukDepartamento de Medicina Cardiovascular - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami - EUA.
João Ricardo Nickenig VissociDepartamento de Medicina de Emergência - Duke University, Durham - EUA.
Renato Delascio LopesDuke Clinical Research Institute Cardiology, Durham - EUA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundArtificial intelligence (AI) language models are increasingly used to generate patient education materials. However, their accuracy, completeness, and adherence to clinical guidelines remain uncertain.

objectivesTo compare ChatGPT-Mini and ChatGPT-4.0 in the generation of hypertension education content with respect to accuracy, completeness, structural quality using the Ensuring Quality Information for Patients (EQIP), response consistency, and alignment with established guidelines.

methodsA standardized set of 31 hypertension-related questions was submitted to both models. Outputs were independently evaluated by 10 blinded clinicians using a modified EQIP score, a 5-point accuracy scale, and a 3-point completeness scale. Response consistency was assessed using BERTScore. Between-model comparisons were performed using the two-sided Wilcoxon rank-sum test (p < 0.05). Effect sizes were reported as Hodges-Lehmann (HL) median differences and Cliff's delta (δ), both with 95% CIs. Inter-rater reliability was estimated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC; two-way random effects model, absolute agreement).

resultsCentral tendency measures favored ChatGPT-4.0, although differences were small. Median scores were as follows: accuracy, 4.10 (3.70-4.20) versus 3.73 (3.60-4.05); completeness, 1.26 (1.17-1.41) versus 1.10 (0.96-1.23); and total EQIP score, 19.5 (18.0-25.0) versus 18.5 (16.0-23.0) for ChatGPT-4.0 and ChatGPT-Mini, respectively. HL median differences were small, with 95% CIs crossing zero (accuracy: +0.37, -0.25 to +0.50; completeness: +0.16, -0.06 to +0.36; EQIP: +1.0, -1.0 to +6.0). Cliff's δ values were consistently small and positive across primary outcomes, indicating only modest stochastic dominance of ChatGPT-4.0. Identification clarity tended to be higher with ChatGPT-4.0, whereas response consistency measured by BERTScore F1 was generally higher for ChatGPT-Mini (> 0.92 versus 0.885-0.932). Inter-rater reliability was good to excellent across all measures (ICC > 0.80).

conclusionsChatGPT-4.0 demonstrated small, non-significant improvements in accuracy, completeness, and structural quality compared with ChatGPT-Mini. Effect sizes were modest, and all 95% CIs included zero. ChatGPT-Mini produced more consistent responses. These findings underscore the importance of routinely reporting effect sizes with 95% CIs and support the use of standardized evaluation methods and real-time validation frameworks for AI-generated medical education content.

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HypertensionPatient Education as TopicPractice Guidelines as TopicGenerative Artificial IntelligenceHumansLarge Language ModelsReproducibility of ResultsStatistics, Nonparametric

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