Enhanced Atrial Fibrillation Prediction in ESUS Patients with Hypergraph-based Pre-training

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Auteurs principaux: Xie, Yuzhang, Wu, Yuhua, Wang, Ruiyu, Nahab, Fadi, Hu, Xiao, Yang, Carl
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author Xie, Yuzhang
Wu, Yuhua
Wang, Ruiyu
Nahab, Fadi
Hu, Xiao
Yang, Carl
author_facet Xie, Yuzhang
Wu, Yuhua
Wang, Ruiyu
Nahab, Fadi
Hu, Xiao
Yang, Carl
contents Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major complication following embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS), elevating the risk of recurrent stroke and mortality. Early identification is clinically important, yet existing tools face limitations in accuracy, scalability, and cost. Machine learning (ML) offers promise but is hindered by small ESUS cohorts and high-dimensional medical features. To address these challenges, we introduce supervised and unsupervised hypergraph-based pre-training strategies to improve AF prediction in ESUS patients. We first pre-train hypergraph-based patient embedding models on a large stroke cohort (7,780 patients) to capture salient features and higher-order interactions. The resulting embeddings are transferred to a smaller ESUS cohort (510 patients), reducing feature dimensionality while preserving clinically meaningful information, enabling effective prediction with lightweight models. Experiments show that both pre-training approaches outperform traditional models trained on raw data, improving accuracy and robustness. This framework offers a scalable and efficient solution for AF risk prediction after stroke.
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spellingShingle Enhanced Atrial Fibrillation Prediction in ESUS Patients with Hypergraph-based Pre-training
Xie, Yuzhang
Wu, Yuhua
Wang, Ruiyu
Nahab, Fadi
Hu, Xiao
Yang, Carl
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major complication following embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS), elevating the risk of recurrent stroke and mortality. Early identification is clinically important, yet existing tools face limitations in accuracy, scalability, and cost. Machine learning (ML) offers promise but is hindered by small ESUS cohorts and high-dimensional medical features. To address these challenges, we introduce supervised and unsupervised hypergraph-based pre-training strategies to improve AF prediction in ESUS patients. We first pre-train hypergraph-based patient embedding models on a large stroke cohort (7,780 patients) to capture salient features and higher-order interactions. The resulting embeddings are transferred to a smaller ESUS cohort (510 patients), reducing feature dimensionality while preserving clinically meaningful information, enabling effective prediction with lightweight models. Experiments show that both pre-training approaches outperform traditional models trained on raw data, improving accuracy and robustness. This framework offers a scalable and efficient solution for AF risk prediction after stroke.
title Enhanced Atrial Fibrillation Prediction in ESUS Patients with Hypergraph-based Pre-training
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.13297