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Conformal prediction quantifies wearable cuffless blood pressure with certainty.

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This study introduces a new algorithm for cuffless blood pressure monitoring using wearable sensors. It provides reliable 24-hour blood pressure confidence intervals, enhancing trust in wearable health technology.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cardiovascular Technology
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Wearable cuffless blood pressure (BP) monitoring faces challenges in accuracy and reliability, especially during ambulatory conditions.
  • Existing technologies struggle to track dynamic BP changes effectively, limiting their clinical utility.
  • There is a significant need for trustworthy ambulatory BP estimation using wearable devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an algorithm for 24-hour ambulatory cuffless BP confidence intervals (CIs) estimation.
  • To ensure conformal guaranteed coverage of true BP values using wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) data.
  • To enhance patient and physician trust in wearable BP monitoring devices.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a quantile loss-based Gradient Boosting Regression Tree (GBRT) model to estimate ambulatory BP and quantify model uncertainty.
  • Employed conformal prediction to calibrate model uncertainty and generate CIs with guaranteed coverage.
  • Validated the algorithm using ambulatory physiological data from 483 participants in the Aurora-BP study dataset.

Main Results:

  • The algorithm provided 24-hour ambulatory BP estimations with confidence intervals.
  • Daytime phase: Mean Absolute Difference (MAD) for Systolic BP (SBP) was 14.32 mmHg and for Diastolic BP (DBP) was 9.53 mmHg.
  • Nighttime phase: MAD for SBP was 14.22 mmHg and for DBP was 10.13 mmHg.

Conclusions:

  • The developed algorithm offers reliable 24-hour ambulatory cuffless BP estimation with guaranteed coverage.
  • The integration of conformal prediction enhances the trustworthiness of BP readings from wearable devices.
  • This technology has the potential to significantly aid in hypertension prevention, screening, and management.