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- Title
Photoplethysmographic Prediction of the Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index through a Machine Learning Approach.
- Authors
Perpetuini, David; Chiarelli, Antonio Maria; Cardone, Daniela; Rinella, Sergio; Massimino, Simona; Bianco, Francesco; Bucciarelli, Valentina; Vinciguerra, Vincenzo; Fallica, Giorgio; Perciavalle, Vincenzo; Gallina, Sabina; Merla, Arcangelo
- Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death. Several markers have been proposed to predict cardiovascular morbidity. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) marker is defined as the ratio between the ankle and the arm systolic blood pressures, and it is generally assessed through sphygmomanometers. An alternative tool for cardiovascular status assessment is Photoplethysmography (PPG). PPG is a non-invasive optical technique that measures volumetric blood changes induced by pulse pressure propagation within arteries. However, PPG does not provide absolute pressure estimation, making assessment of cardiovascular status less direct. The capability of a multivariate data-driven approach to predict ABI from peculiar PPG features was investigated here. ABI was measured using a commercial instrument (Enverdis Vascular Explorer, VE-ABI), and it was then used for a General Linear Model estimation of ABI from multi-site PPG in a supervised learning framework (PPG-ABI). A Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis allowed to investigate the capability of PPG-ABI to discriminate cardiovascular impairment as defined by VE-ABI. Findings suggested that ABI can be estimated form PPG (r = 0.79) and can identify pathological cardiovascular status (AUC = 0.85). The advantages of PPG are simplicity, speed and operator-independency, allowing extensive screening of cardiovascular status and associated cardiovascular risks.
- Subjects
ANKLE brachial index; MACHINE learning; FORECASTING; SYSTOLIC blood pressure; RECEIVER operating characteristic curves
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 6, p2137
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app10062137