Prospects for AI-Enhanced ECG as a Unified Screening Tool for Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Conditions -- An Explorative Study in Emergency Care

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Main Authors: Strodthoff, Nils, Alcaraz, Juan Miguel Lopez, Haverkamp, Wilhelm
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author Strodthoff, Nils
Alcaraz, Juan Miguel Lopez
Haverkamp, Wilhelm
author_facet Strodthoff, Nils
Alcaraz, Juan Miguel Lopez
Haverkamp, Wilhelm
contents Current deep learning algorithms designed for automatic ECG analysis have exhibited notable accuracy. However, akin to traditional electrocardiography, they tend to be narrowly focused and typically address a singular diagnostic condition. In this exploratory study, we specifically investigate the capability of a single model to predict a diverse range of both cardiac and non-cardiac discharge diagnoses based on a sole ECG collected in the emergency department. We find that 253, 81 cardiac, and 172 non-cardiac, ICD codes can be reliably predicted in the sense of exceeding an AUROC score of 0.8 in a statistically significant manner. This underscores the model's proficiency in handling a wide array of cardiac and non-cardiac diagnostic scenarios which demonstrates potential as a screening tool for diverse medical encounters.
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spellingShingle Prospects for AI-Enhanced ECG as a Unified Screening Tool for Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Conditions -- An Explorative Study in Emergency Care
Strodthoff, Nils
Alcaraz, Juan Miguel Lopez
Haverkamp, Wilhelm
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Current deep learning algorithms designed for automatic ECG analysis have exhibited notable accuracy. However, akin to traditional electrocardiography, they tend to be narrowly focused and typically address a singular diagnostic condition. In this exploratory study, we specifically investigate the capability of a single model to predict a diverse range of both cardiac and non-cardiac discharge diagnoses based on a sole ECG collected in the emergency department. We find that 253, 81 cardiac, and 172 non-cardiac, ICD codes can be reliably predicted in the sense of exceeding an AUROC score of 0.8 in a statistically significant manner. This underscores the model's proficiency in handling a wide array of cardiac and non-cardiac diagnostic scenarios which demonstrates potential as a screening tool for diverse medical encounters.
title Prospects for AI-Enhanced ECG as a Unified Screening Tool for Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Conditions -- An Explorative Study in Emergency Care
topic Signal Processing
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.11050