Utilizing echocardiography and unsupervised machine learning for heart failure risk identification.

Journal: International journal of cardiology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is recognized as a powerful predictor of heart failure (HF). However, the entire strain curve may entail important prognostic information regarding HF risk that might be undiscovered by only focusing on the peak strain value.

Authors

  • Jakob Øystein Simonsen
    Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: jako.simonsen@gmail.com.
  • Daniel Modin
    Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Kristoffer Skaarup
    Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Kasper Djernæs
    Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Mats Christian Højbjerg Lassen
    Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Niklas Dyrby Johansen
    Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Jacob Louis Marott
    The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Magnus Thorsten Jensen
    The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Amager and Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Gorm B Jensen
    The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Peter Schnohr
    The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Sergio Sánchez Martínez
    August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
  • Brian Lee Claggett
    Harvard Medical School, USA.
  • Rasmus Møgelvang
    The Copenhagen City Heart Study, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Tor Biering-Sørensen
    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.