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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Cardiology
    • Sleep Medicine

    Background:

    • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent condition requiring accurate diagnostic tools.
    • Current diagnostic methods can be invasive or require specialized equipment.
    • ECG signals contain physiological information relevant to respiratory events.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate an automatic detector for obstructive apnea episodes using only single-channel ECG time-series data.
    • To explore the efficacy of Dynamic Bayesian Networks (DBNs) in analyzing ECG parameters for apnea detection.
    • To establish a computationally efficient method for real-time or near-real-time apnea event identification.

    Main Methods:

    • Obstructive apnea episodes were induced in a rat model (Sprague-Dawley rats).
    • Beat-to-beat interval (RR) and R-wave amplitude (Ra) time-series were extracted from single-lead ECG.
    • Dynamic Bayesian Networks with varying lags (L) were trained and optimized based on RMSE and lag trade-offs.
    • Apnea occurrence probability (p(At)) was estimated using a filtering approach, followed by post-processing in 15-s epochs.

    Main Results:

    • Lagged DBN models with orders greater than 5 showed improved sensitivity and suitable RMSE values.
    • An optimal detection threshold of 0.2 was identified.
    • The best performance was achieved with two ECG parameters and L=10, yielding Acc=0.81, Se=0.83, and Sp=0.79.
    • DBNs demonstrated effectiveness in classifying apneic and non-apneic segments.

    Conclusions:

    • Dynamic Bayesian Networks provide a powerful and sensitive method for automatic apnea detection using single-channel ECG.
    • The proposed method shows significant potential for developing personalized diagnostic models for OSA patients.
    • This ECG-based approach offers a non-invasive and potentially cost-effective alternative for OSA screening and diagnosis.