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Detection of ventricular arrhythmia using hybrid time–frequency-based features and deep neural network

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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major cause of death among patients with heart diseases. It occurs mainly due to ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VTA) which includes ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) conditions. The main challenging task is to predict the VTA condition at a faster rate and timely application of automatic external defibrillator (AED) for saving lives. In this study, a VF/VT classification scheme has been proposed using a deep neural network (DNN) approach using hybrid time–frequency-based features. Two annotated public domain ECG databases (CUDB and VFDB) were used as training, test, and validation of datasets. The main motivation of this study was to implement a deep learning model for the classification of the VF/VT conditions and compared the results with other standard machine learning algorithms. The signal is decomposed with the wavelet transform, empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and variable mode decomposition (VMD) approaches and twenty-four are extracted to form a hybrid model from a window of length 5 s length. The DNN classifier achieved an accuracy (Acc) of 99.2%, sensitivity (Se) of 98.8%, and specificity (Sp) of 99.3% which is comparatively better than the results of the standard classifier. The proposed algorithm can detect VTA conditions accurately, hence could reduce the rate of misinterpretations by human experts and improves the efficiency of cardiac diagnosis by ECG signal analysis.

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    Sukanta Sabut

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    Om Pandey & B. S. P. Mishra

  3. Dept. of ECE, ITER, SOA Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    Monalisa Mohanty

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Sabut, S., Pandey, O., Mishra, B.S.P. et al. Detection of ventricular arrhythmia using hybrid time–frequency-based features and deep neural network. Phys Eng Sci Med 44, 135–145 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-020-00964-2

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