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JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 8, Pages 965-975Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.12.006
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atrial fibrillation; artificial intelligence; deep neural network; implantable loop recorder; positive predictive value
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The study aimed to evaluate the impact of using a 2-part AI filter on the PPV of ILR-detected AF events. Results showed a significant increase in PPV after employing the DNN filter, with the greatest improvement seen in AF episodes lasting over 30 minutes.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine whether incorporation of a 2-part artificial intelligence (AI) filter can improve the positive predictive value (PPV) of implantable loop recorder (ILR)& ndash;detected atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes. BACKGROUND ILRs can detect AF. Devices transmit data daily. It is critical that the PPV of ILR-detected AF events be high. METHODS In total, 1,500 AF episodes were evaluated from patients with cryptogenic stroke or known AF who underwent ILR implantation (Reveal LINQ, Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota). Each episode was annotated as either a true or false AF episode to determine the PPV. A 2-part AI-based filter (Cardiologs, Paris, France) was then employed using a deep neural network (DNN) for AF detection. The impact of this DNN filter on the PPV was then assessed. RESULTS The cohort included 425 patients (mean age 69 +/- 10 years; 62% men) with an ILR. After excluding 17 (1.1%) uninterpretable electrocardiograms, 800 (53.9%) of the remaining 1,483 episodes were manually adjudicated to represent an actual atrial arrhythmia. The PPV of ILR-detected AF episodes was 53.9% (95% confidence interval (CI): 51.4% to 56.5%), which increased to 74.5% (95% CI: 71.8% to 77.0%; p < 0.001) following use of the DNN filter. The increase was greatest for AF episodes #30 min. The most common reason for a false-positive AF event was premature atrial contractions. There was a negligible failure to identify true AF episodes. CONCLUSIONS Despite currently available ILR programming options, designed to maximize PPV in a given population, false-positive AF episodes remain common. An AI-based solution may significantly reduce the time and effort needed to adjudicate these false-positive events. (J Am Coll Cardiol EP 2021;7:965 & ndash;975) (c) 2021 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
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