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Hybrid deep learning framework for heart disease prediction using ECG signal images
Sivabalaselvamani Dhandapani1, Hemalatha Somasundaram2, Tamilarasi Angamuthu2
1School of Information Science, Presidency University, Bengaluru, India. sivabalaselvamani@presidencyuniversity.in.
Insights
This study introduces a novel deep learning approach using artificial neural networks (ANNs) for accurate heart disease detection from electrocardiogram (ECG) data. The model achieves high accuracy, improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Medical Diagnostics
Background:
- Cardiovascular diseases are a leading global cause of mortality, necessitating accurate diagnostic tools.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation by human professionals is prone to variability and errors.
- Deep learning offers potential for automated and precise heart disease identification from ECGs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a hybrid deep learning framework for heart disease prediction using artificial neural networks (ANNs).
- To reduce computational complexity in ECG-based heart disorder diagnosis.
- To create a deep learning approach using artificial neural networks (DLA-ANNs) for automatic heart disorder diagnosis.
Main Methods:
- Utilized an ECG heartbeat classification dataset from Kaggle.
- Developed a hybrid deep learning framework incorporating artificial neural network models.
- Proposed a deep learning approach using artificial neural networks (DLA-ANNs).
Main Results:
- The ANN-based design demonstrated superior accuracy compared to state-of-the-art methods.
- Achieved high performance metrics: 93.6% accuracy, 97.4% sensitivity, 98.2% adaptability, 97.9% performance, and 96.8% scalability.
- The proposed method is effective and suitable for implementation in medical settings.
Conclusions:
- The developed DLA-ANNs framework effectively diagnoses heart disorders from ECG data.
- The hybrid deep learning approach offers significant improvements in accuracy, sensitivity, and scalability.
- This technology has the potential to enhance patient outcomes and lower healthcare expenses.
Abstract:
With cardiovascular diseases accounting for all other causes of mortality worldwide, an increasing proportion of individuals are being treated for them. To identify the cardiac issue, medical practitioners have to examine electrocardiogram (ECG) data. Moreover, diagnosis is a process that healthcare professionals find simple vulnerable to mistakes. Modern deep learning systems have tackled the difficult choreography of independently identifying heart disease using ECGs. The present study is in line with the increasing frequency of cardiovascular disease, a major cause of death and sickness globally. From earlier and more precise detection of cardiac issues, improved patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs are conceivable. Although electrocardiogram (ECG) impulses are a diagnostic tool of great significance, their interpretation usually depends on professional analysis, which is prone to human variability and error. With an aim to lower computational complexity, this study proposes a hybrid deep learning framework for heart disease prediction utilizing artificial neural network models. This work aims to develop a deep learning approach using artificial neural networks (DLA-ANNs), automatically diagnoses heart disorders. The data have come from an ECG heartbeat classification kaggle dataset. The experimental results reveal that the ANN-based design provides superior accuracy than the state-of- the-art approaches. The outcomes reveal that the recommended strategy performs effectively, so it might be implemented in a medical setting. The proposed method surpasses other previously in use methods in several important respects: accuracy (93.6%), sensitivity (97.4%), adaptability (98.2%), performance (97.9%), and scalability (96.8%).
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