Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (S-ICDs) are used for prevention of sudden cardiac death triggered by ventricular arrhythmias. T Wave Over Sensing (TWOS) is an inherent risk with S-ICDs which can lead to inappropriate shocks. A major predictor of TWOS is a high T:R ratio (the ratio between the amplitudes of the T and R waves). Currently, patients' Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are screened over 10 s to measure the T:R ratio to determine the patients' eligibility for S-ICD implantation. Due to temporal variations in the T:R ratio, 10 s is not a long enough window to reliably determine the normal values of a patient's T:R ratio. In this paper, we develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) based model utilising phase space reconstruction matrices to predict T:R ratios from 10-second ECG segments without explicitly locating the R or T waves, thus avoiding the issue of TWOS. This tool can be used to automatically screen patients over a much longer period and provide an in-depth description of the behavior of the T:R ratio over that period. The tool can also enable much more reliable and descriptive screenings to better assess patients' eligibility for S-ICD implantation.

(2021). Deep learning methods for screening patients' S-ICD implantation eligibility [journal article - articolo]. In ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/229292

Deep learning methods for screening patients' S-ICD implantation eligibility

Coniglio, Stefano;
2021-01-01

Abstract

Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (S-ICDs) are used for prevention of sudden cardiac death triggered by ventricular arrhythmias. T Wave Over Sensing (TWOS) is an inherent risk with S-ICDs which can lead to inappropriate shocks. A major predictor of TWOS is a high T:R ratio (the ratio between the amplitudes of the T and R waves). Currently, patients' Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are screened over 10 s to measure the T:R ratio to determine the patients' eligibility for S-ICD implantation. Due to temporal variations in the T:R ratio, 10 s is not a long enough window to reliably determine the normal values of a patient's T:R ratio. In this paper, we develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) based model utilising phase space reconstruction matrices to predict T:R ratios from 10-second ECG segments without explicitly locating the R or T waves, thus avoiding the issue of TWOS. This tool can be used to automatically screen patients over a much longer period and provide an in-depth description of the behavior of the T:R ratio over that period. The tool can also enable much more reliable and descriptive screenings to better assess patients' eligibility for S-ICD implantation.
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Dunn, Anthony J.; Elrefai, Mohamed H.; Roberts, Paul R.; Coniglio, Stefano; Wiles, Benedict M; Zemkoho, Alain B.
(2021). Deep learning methods for screening patients' S-ICD implantation eligibility [journal article - articolo]. In ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/229292
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