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. 2024 Feb 15:213:126-131.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.12.015. Epub 2023 Dec 14.

Meta-Analysis of the Performance of AI-Driven ECG Interpretation in the Diagnosis of Valvular Heart Diseases

Sahib Singh  1 , Rahul Chaudhary  2 , Kevin P Bliden  3 , Udaya S Tantry  3 , Paul A Gurbel  4 , Shyam Visweswaran  5 , Matthew E Harinstein  6
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Meta-Analysis of the Performance of AI-Driven ECG Interpretation in the Diagnosis of Valvular Heart Diseases

Sahib Singh et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

Valvular heart diseases (VHDs) significantly impact morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Early diagnosis improves patient outcomes. Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation presents a promising approach for early VHD detection. We conducted a meta-analysis on the efficacy of AI models in this context. We reviewed databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane until August 20, 2023, focusing on AI for ECG-based VHD detection. The outcomes included pooled accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value. The pooled proportions were derived using a random-effects model with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Study heterogeneity was evaluated with the I-squared statistic. Our analysis included 10 studies, involving ECG data from 713,537 patients. The AI algorithms mainly screened for aortic stenosis (n = 6), mitral regurgitation (n = 4), aortic regurgitation (n = 3), mitral stenosis (n = 1), mitral valve prolapse (n = 2), and tricuspid regurgitation (n = 1). A total of 9 studies used convolution neural network models, whereas 1 study combined the strengths of support vector machine logistic regression and multilayer perceptron for ECG interpretation. The collective AI models demonstrated a pooled accuracy of 81% (95% CI 73 to 89, I² = 92%), sensitivity was 83% (95% CI 77 to 88, I² = 86%), specificity was 72% (95% CI 68 to 75, I² = 52%), PPV was 13% (95% CI 7 to 19, I² = 90%), and negative predictive value was 99% (95% CI 97 to 99, I² = 50%). The subgroup analyses for aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation detection yielded analogous outcomes. In conclusion, AI-driven ECG offers high accuracy in VHD screening. However, its low PPV indicates the need for a combined approach with clinical judgment, especially in primary care settings.

Keywords: aortic stenosis; artificial intelligence; electrocardiograms; mitral regurgitation; valvular heart disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors have no competing interest to declare.

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Figure 1.
PRISMA 2020 flow diagram depicting the search strategy.
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Pooled accuracy, sensitivity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of AI-driven ECG diagnosis of valvular heart diseases from meta-analysis of the included studies.
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