Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Novel Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis System Using 3D Pulse Perception Flexible Pressure Sensor Array.

Journal: ACS sensors
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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) as one of the most common cardiovascular diseases has attracted great attention due to its high disability and mortality rate. Thus, a timely and effective recognition method for AF is of great importance for diagnosing and preventing it. Herein, we proposed a novel intelligent sensing and recognition system for AF which combined Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), flexible wearable electronic devices, and artificial intelligence. Experiment and simulation synergistically verified that the flexible pressure sensor arrays designed according to the TCM theory could synchronously obtain the 3D pulses at Cun, Guan, and Chi. Combined with a homemade signal acquisition system and the pulse signals labeled by doctors of cardiovascular diseases, the differences in the 3D pulse signals between ones with AF and without can be picked up clearly. Enabled the convolutional neural network (CNN) and the pulse database, the recognition model was formed with a recognition rate of up to 90%. As a proof of concept, the artificial intelligence-enabled novel atrial fibrillation diagnosis system has been used to detect patients with AF in hospitals, showing 80% recognition rate. This work provides a new strategy to precisely diagnose and remotely treat AF, as well as to accelerate the development of Modern Chinese Medicine treatment.

Authors

  • Yujie Cao
    Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
  • Ping Li
    Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Yirun Zhu
    Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Robotics, School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215137, China.
  • Zheng Wang
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
  • Nuo Tang
    Cardiology Department, Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
  • Zhibin Li
    Epidemiology Research Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, zhibinli33@163.com.
  • Bin Cheng
  • Fengxia Wang
    Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
  • Tao Chen
    School of Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China.
  • Lining Sun
    School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.