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Combining electrocardiogram (ECG) and phonocardiogram (PCG) signals with cardiac parameters like electromechanical delay (EMD), left ventricular ejection time (LVET), and pre-ejection period (PEP) significantly improves non-invasive coronary artery disease (CAD) detection accuracy.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Signal Processing

Background:

  • Non-invasive detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) is crucial for timely intervention.
  • Combined analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG) and phonocardiogram (PCG) signals shows promise for CAD diagnosis.
  • The diagnostic value of specific cardiac pathological parameters (EMD, LVET, PEP, SDI score) in CAD using combined ECG-PCG analysis is not well-established.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of combining ECG and PCG derived parameters for intelligent CAD diagnosis.
  • To evaluate the contribution of electromechanical delay (EMD), left ventricular ejection time (LVET), and pre-ejection period (PEP) to CAD detection models.
  • To compare the performance of machine learning models trained with traditional versus enhanced feature sets.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an improved Pan-Tompkins algorithm for accurate QRS complex detection in ECG signals.
  • Developed a frequency-domain windowing threshold segmentation method for S1, S2, and S3 peak detection in PCG signals.
  • Extracted time-series features including RR interval, EMD, LVET, PEP, and SDI score, employing time-domain, frequency-domain, and nonlinear methods for feature extraction.
  • Trained and compared Support Vector Machine (SVM) and XGBoost classification models using different feature combinations.

Main Results:

  • Incorporating EMD, LVET, and PEP features significantly improved the classification performance of both SVM and XGBoost models.
  • Models utilizing these enhanced features demonstrated superior accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and AUC compared to traditional feature models.
  • Accuracy improvements of 21% and 23% were observed with the inclusion of EMD, LVET, and PEP.
  • Feature importance analysis highlighted PEP as the most critical feature, validating the integration of EMD, PEP, and LVET for non-invasive CAD detection.

Conclusions:

  • The combination of ECG and PCG signals, augmented with EMD, LVET, and PEP parameters, offers a highly effective approach for intelligent CAD diagnosis.
  • This integrated feature set significantly enhances the accuracy and reliability of machine learning-based CAD detection systems.
  • The findings strongly support the clinical utility of this multi-parameter approach for non-invasive CAD assessment.