Development of deep-learning models for real-time anaerobic threshold and peak VO2 prediction during cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Journal: European journal of preventive cardiology
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Abstract

AIMS: Exercise intolerance is a clinical feature of patients with heart failure (HF). Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the first-line examination for assessing exercise capacity in patients with HF. However, the need for extensive experience in assessing anaerobic threshold (AT) and the potential risk associated with the excessive exercise load when measuring peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2) limit the utility of CPET. This study aimed to use deep-learning approaches to identify AT in real time during testing (defined as real-time AT) and to predict peak VO2 at real-time AT.

Authors

  • Tatsuya Watanabe
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
  • Takeshi Tohyama
    Center for Clinical and Translational Research of Kyushu University Hospital, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Masataka Ikeda
    Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan.
  • Takeo Fujino
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
  • Toru Hashimoto
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
  • Shouji Matsushima
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Junji Kishimoto
    Center for Clinical and Translational Research of Kyushu University Hospital, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Koji Todaka
    Center for Clinical and Translational Research of Kyushu University Hospital, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Shintaro Kinugawa
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
  • Hiroyuki Tsutsui
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Tomomi Ide
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan.