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Background: The goals of this study were: assess left-and right-sided subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (SICD) eligibility in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients, use machine learning to predict SICD eligibility in ACHD patients, and transform 12-lead ECG to S-ICD 3-lead ECG, and vice versa.
Methods: ACHD outpatients (n=101; age 42±14 y; 52% female; 85% white; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 56±9%) were enrolled in a prospective study. Supine and standing 12-lead ECG was recorded simultaneously with a right- and left-sided S-ICD 3-lead ECG. Peak-to-peak QRS and T amplitudes, RR, PR, QT, QTc, QRS intervals, Tmax, and R/Tmax (31 predictor variables) were tested. Model selection, training, and testing were performed using supine ECG datasets. Validation was performed using standing ECG datasets and out-of-sample non-ACHD population (n=68; age 54±16 y; 54% female; 94% white; LVEF 61±8%).
Results: A 40% of participants were ineligible for S-ICD. Tetralogy of Fallot patients passed right-sided screening (57%) more often than left-sided (21%; McNemar's χ2 P=0.025). The ridge model demonstrated the best cross-validation function. Validation of the ridge models was satisfactory for standing left-sided [ROC AUC 0.687 (95%CI 0.582-0.791)] and right-sided [ROC AUC 0.655(95%CI 0.549-0.762)] SICD eligibility prediction. Out-of-sample validation in the non-ACHD population yielded a 100% sensitivity of the pre-selected threshold for the elastic net model. Validation of the transformation matrices showed satisfactory agreement (<0.1 mV difference).
Conclusion: Nearly half of the contemporary ACHD population is ineligible for S-ICD. Machine-learning prediction of SICD eligibility can be used for screening of SICD candidates.
Clinical Trial Registration: URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov Unique identifier: NCT03209726
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