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A new deep learning method reliably detects atrial fibrillation (AF) from short-term single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings in telehealth. Incorporating uncertainty assessment significantly improves accuracy for remote patient monitoring.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Biomedical Engineering
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Background:

Telehealth is crucial for managing chronic conditions remotely.
Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) aid in managing telehealth data.
CDSS effectiveness relies on physiological data quality and algorithm reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a reliable method for detecting atrial fibrillation (AF).
To detect AF from short-term single-lead electrocardiogram (STSL ECG) recordings.
To perform detection in unsupervised telehealth environments.

Main Methods:

A novel deep ensemble-based method was developed for AF detection.
A postprocessing algorithm was created to assess classification uncertainty.
The method was validated using 5-fold cross-validation on the CinC2017 dataset.

Main Results:

The deep ensemble method achieved 83.5% sensitivity and 98.4% specificity.
Selective classification improved sensitivity to 92.8% and specificity to 99.7%.
The F-score increased from 0.847 to 0.919 with selective classification.

Conclusions:

The proposed method accurately detects AF from STSL ECG recordings.
Selective classification significantly enhances automated ECG interpretation in telehealth.
Integrating uncertainty-aware CDSSs can improve telehealth utility and patient outcomes.