Effective and powerful methods for denoising real electrocardiogram (ECG) signals are important for wearable sensors and devices. Deep Learning (DL) models have been used extensively in image processing and other domains with great success but only very recently have been used in processing ECG signals. This paper pres…
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LLT-ECG classifies ECG signals without backpropagation using linear laws.
problem ECG signal classification efficiency and verifiability.
method Forward linear law identification for ECG signal features.
result State-of-the-art performance on real-world ECG datasets.
DDGM generates realistic ECG signals for clinical use.
problem Generating accurate ECG signals from noisy data.
method Bayesian ECG reconstruction using DDGM trained on healthy ECG data.
result DDGM successfully generates realistic ECG signals for clinical applications.
Efficient fetal-maternal ECG signal separation from two channel maternal abdominal ECG via diffusion-based channel selectionphysics.med-ph
There is a need for affordable, widely deployable maternal-fetal ECG monitors to improve maternal and fetal health during pregnancy and delivery. Based on the diffusion-based channel selection, here we present the mathematical formalism and clinical validation of an algorithm capable of accurate separation of maternal …
The multiple fundamental frequency detection problem and the source separation problem from a single-channel signal containing multiple oscillatory components and a nonstationary noise are both challenging tasks. To extract the fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) from a single-lead maternal abdominal ECG, we face both challe…
Paper proposes a deep learning model for real-time ECG signal segmentation.
problem Real-time analysis of large ECG datasets for tele-health monitoring.
method Combines CNN and LSTM for detecting heartbeats' waveforms.
result Achieved high sensitivity and precision in QRS detection.
Novel graph-based method detects R-peaks in noisy ECG signals without preprocessing.
problem Detecting R-peaks in noisy ECG signals for real-time analysis.
method Graph-constrained Changepoint Detection (GCCD) approach.
result GCCD achieves high sensitivity, positive predictivity, and low detection error rate.
Paper establishes a comprehensive benchmark for ECG time-series analysis.
problem Incomplete understanding of ECG signal properties and limitations in evaluation metrics.
method Categorization of downstream applications, identification of limitations, introduction of a novel metric, benchmarking of time-series models.
result Validation of the effectiveness of the proposed metric and model architecture.
Develops a method to denoise and analyze wearable ECGs.
problem Noisy ECGs from wearable devices.
method Statistical model, beat-to-beat representation, factor analysis.
result Upper bound on performance quantified and compared.
We present a model for predicting electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities in short-duration 12-lead ECG signals which outperformed medical doctors on the 4th year of their cardiology residency. Such exams can provide a full evaluation of heart activity and have not been studied in previous end-to-end machine learning pap…
Early recognition of abnormal rhythms in ECG signals is crucial for monitoring and diagnosing patients' cardiac conditions, increasing the success rate of the treatment. Classifying abnormal rhythms into exact categories is very challenging due to the broad taxonomy of rhythms, noises and lack of large-scale real-world…
The classification of electrocardiographic (ECG) signals is a challenging problem for healthcare industry. Traditional supervised learning methods require a large number of labeled data which is usually expensive and difficult to obtain for ECG signals. Active learning is well-suited for ECG signal classification as it…
We exploit a self-supervised deep multi-task learning framework for electrocardiogram (ECG) -based emotion recognition. The proposed solution consists of two stages of learning a) learning ECG representations and b) learning to classify emotions. ECG representations are learned by a signal transformation recognition ne…
GeoECG augments ECG data to improve heart disease detection.
problem Insufficient labeled ECG data and vulnerability to adversarial attacks.
method Wasserstein geodesic perturbation for data augmentation.
result Improved accuracy and robustness in ECG-based heart disease detection.
CardiacGen generates realistic ECG signals for training deep learning models.
problem Creating realistic synthetic ECG signals for training deep learning models.
method Hierarchical deep generative model with multi-objective loss functions.
result Synthetic ECG signals from CardiacGen can be used for data augmentation and improve classifier performance.
Patients who suffer an acute coronary syndrome are at elevated risk for adverse cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death. Accurate assessment of this risk is crucial to their course of care. We focus on estimating a patient's risk of cardiovascular death after an acute coronary syndr…
Compact neural network for ECG classification reduces resource needs.
problem Current reliance on deep learning for ECG analysis requires extensive resources and large datasets.
method Simple ANN architecture with advanced feature engineering.
result Achieved 97.36% accuracy in classifying 4 types of arrhythmias.
Recent introduction of wearable single-lead ECG devices of diverse configurations has caught the intrigue of the medical community. While these devices provide a highly affordable support tool for the caregivers for continuous monitoring and to detect acute conditions, such as arrhythmia, their utility for cardiac diag…
Portable, Wearable and Wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) Systems have the potential to be used as point-of-care for cardiovascular disease diagnostic systems. Such wearable and wireless ECG systems require automatic detection of cardiovascular disease. Even in the primary care, automation of ECG diagnostic systems will …
We propose a method for generating an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal for one cardiac cycle using a variational autoencoder. Using this method we extracted a vector of new 25 features, which in many cases can be interpreted. The generated ECG has quite natural appearance. The low value of the Maximum Mean Discrepancy me…
The study in this paper presents a one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1DCNN) model, designed for the automated detection of obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) captured from single-channel electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The system provides mechanisms in clinical practice that help diagnose patients suffering wi…
Study explores DNNs' reliance on existing vs. new features in physiological signals.
problem Understanding how deep neural networks discover new features in physiological signals.
method Proposes a method to remove hand-engineered features and force DNNs to learn new representations.
result DNNs often rediscover known features, but can also learn new ones.
Icentia11K: An Unsupervised Representation Learning Dataset for Arrhythmia Subtype Discoveryq-bio.QM
We release the largest public ECG dataset of continuous raw signals for representation learning containing 11 thousand patients and 2 billion labelled beats. Our goal is to enable semi-supervised ECG models to be made as well as to discover unknown subtypes of arrhythmia and anomalous ECG signal events. To this end, we…
The development of new technology such as wearables that record high-quality single channel ECG, provides an opportunity for ECG screening in a larger population, especially for atrial fibrillation screening. The main goal of this study is to develop an automatic classification algorithm for normal sinus rhythm (NSR), …
Mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) recording technologies represent a promising tool to fight the ongoing epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, which are responsible for more deaths globally than any other cause. While the ability to monitor one's heart activity at any time in any place is a crucial advantage of such techno…
Due to the recent advances in the area of deep learning, it has been demonstrated that a deep neural network, trained on a huge amount of data, can recognize cardiac arrhythmias better than cardiologists. Moreover, traditionally feature extraction was considered an integral part of ECG pattern recognition; however, rec…
Multi-Lead ECG Classification via an Information-Based Attention Convolutional Neural Networkeess.SP
A new model classifies multi-lead ECGs better than single-channel models.
problem Classifying multi-lead ECGs for accurate diagnosis.
method Channel-wise attention mechanism in CNNs for multi-lead ECG classification.
result The model achieves better sensitivity and precision than plain ResNet models.
Machine learning improves detection of Brugada Syndrome from ECGs.
problem Detecting Brugada Syndrome (BrS) from ECGs is challenging due to limited diagnostic criteria.
method Pipeline that reads and processes scanned ECG images, uses LSTM classifier to diagnose.
result The proposed pipeline distinguishes between ECG types and diagnoses BrS with high accuracy.
The paper uses AI to analyze ECG data, revealing age-related changes and identifying key features.
problem Investigating age-related changes in ECG data to distinguish healthy from disease-related changes.
method Employed deep-learning and tree-based models on raw ECG signals and features from a diverse age group.
result Identified age-related declines in breathing rates and high SDANN values in elderly individuals.
MODWST improves classification tasks with wavelet scattering.
problem Signal classification challenges.
method Combines MODWT and WST for feature extraction.
result MODWST outperforms CNNs in limited data scenarios.
UniPhyNet improves cognitive load classification accuracy using EEG, ECG, and EDA signals.
problem Classifying cognitive load using multimodal physiological data.
method Unified network architecture integrating multiscale parallel convolutional blocks, ResNet-type blocks, and channel block attention module. Uses bidirectional gated recurrent unit for temporal dependencies.
result Improves raw signal classification accuracy from 70% to 80% (binary) and 62% to 74% (ternary) on CL-Drive dataset.
We propose an algorithm for electrocardiogram (ECG) segmentation using a UNet-like full-convolutional neural network. The algorithm receives an arbitrary sampling rate ECG signal as an input, and gives a list of onsets and offsets of P and T waves and QRS complexes as output. Our method of segmentation differs from oth…
In recent years, the electrocardiogram (ECG) has seen a large diffusion in both medical and commercial applications, fueled by the rise of single-lead versions. Single-lead ECG can be embedded in medical devices and wearable products such as the injectable Medtronic Linq monitor, the iRhythm Ziopatch wearable monitor, …
Study improves ECG analysis accuracy using state space models, self-supervised learning, and patient metadata.
problem Improving quantitative accuracy of ECG analysis using deep learning.
method Explored state space models, self-supervised learning, and patient metadata integration.
result Improved ECG analysis accuracy through these components, no significant advantage from higher sampling rates or longer input sizes.
Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia that affects an estimated 33.5 million people globally and is the potential cause of 1 in 3 strokes in people over the age of 60. Detection and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AFIB) is done noninvasively in the clinical environment through the evaluation of electrocardiogra…
Deep learning benchmarks ECG analysis with strong performance.
problem Lack of appropriate datasets and evaluation procedures for ECG interpretation.
method Benchmarking on PTB-XL and ICBEB2018 datasets using convolutional neural networks.
result Convolutional neural networks, especially resnet- and inception-based architectures, outperform feature-based algorithms.
ECG-DelNet uses neural networks to accurately delineate ECGs, even with low-quality data.
problem Lack of model explainability and small databases limit deep learning applicability in ECG detection.
method Adapted U-Net architecture for 1D data, used PhysioNet's QT database, applied data augmentation and regularization techniques.
result Best configuration achieved high precision and recall for P, QRS, and T waves.
Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of mortality worldwide. Detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the asymptomatic stage can help prevent strokes. It also improves clinical decision making through the delivery of suitable treatment such as, anticoagulant therapy, in a timely manner. The clinical signif…
Improved 3D ECG feature attributions for clinical interpretation.
problem Lack of interpretability in deep learning models for 12-lead ECG analysis.
method Cross-modal mapping of feature attributions from 12-lead ECG models onto CineECG 3D space.
result Mapped feature attributions yield higher Dice scores than standard 12-lead attributions.
Class Augmented Semi-Supervised Learning for Practical Clinical Analytics on Physiological Signalsphysics.med-ph
Computational analysis on physiological signals would provide immense impact for enabling automated clinical analytics. However, the class imbalance issue where negative or minority class instances are rare in number impairs the robustness of the practical solution. The key idea of our approach is intelligent augmentat…
Access to medical data is highly restricted due to its sensitive nature, preventing communities from using this data for research or clinical training. Common methods of de-identification implemented to enable the sharing of data are sometimes inadequate to protect the individuals contained in the data. For our researc…
Improving the efficacy of Deep Learning models for Heart Beat detection on heterogeneous datasetsstat.ML
Study shows DL models trained on healthy subjects perform worse on patients' ECG data.
problem Inefficiency of DL models on heterogeneous datasets for heart beat detection.
method Investigated and evaluated the use of Transfer Learning to adapt DL models to different datasets.
result Transfer Learning improves classification performance on small sample size datasets.
In this article, we propose a novel ECG classification framework for atrial fibrillation (AF) detection using spectro-temporal representation (i.e., time varying spectrum) and deep convolutional networks. In the first step we use a Bayesian spectro-temporal representation based on the estimation of time-varying coeffic…
Ventricular Fibrillation (VF), one of the most dangerous arrhythmias, is responsible for sudden cardiac arrests. Thus, various algorithms have been developed to predict VF from Electrocardiogram (ECG), which is a binary classification problem. In the literature, we find a number of algorithms based on signal processing…
We tackle the problem of classifying Electrocardiography (ECG) signals with the aim of predicting the onset of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF). Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia, but in many cases PAF episodes are asymptomatic. Therefore, in order to help diagnosing PAF, it is important to …
Electrocardiogram signals are omnipresent in medicine. A vital aspect in the analysis of this data is the identification and classification of heart beat types which is often done through automated algorithms. Advancements in neural networks and deep learning have led to a high classification accuracy. However, the fin…
The high rate of false alarms in intensive care units (ICUs) is one of the top challenges of using medical technology in hospitals. These false alarms are often caused by patients' movements, detachment of monitoring sensors, or different sources of noise and interference that impact the collected signals from differen…
Continuous monitoring of cardiac health under free living condition is crucial to provide effective care for patients undergoing post operative recovery and individuals with high cardiac risk like the elderly. Capacitive Electrocardiogram (cECG) is one such technology which allows comfortable and long term monitoring t…