Efficient Model for Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis: A Comparative Study of Several Machine Learning Algorithms

Abstract

Background. In today’s industrialized world, coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death, and early detection and timely intervention can prevent many of its complications and eliminate or reduce the resulting mortality. Machine learning (ML) methods as one of the cutting-edge technologies can be used as a suitable solution in diagnosing this disease. Methods. In this study, different ML algorithms’ performances were compared for their effectiveness in developing a model for early CAD diagnosis based on clinical examination features. This applied descriptive study was conducted on 303 records and overall 26 features, of which 26 were selected as the target features with the advice of several clinical experts. In order to provide a diagnostic model for CAD, we ran most of the most critical classification algorithms, including Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Logistic Regression (LR), J48, Random Forest (RF), K-Nearest Neighborhood (KNN), and Naive Bayes (NB). Seven different classification algorithms with 26 predictive features were tested to cover all feature space and reduce model error, and the most efficient algorithms were identified by comparison of the results. Results. Based on the compared performance metrics, SVM (AUC = 0.88, F-measure = 0.88, ROC = 0.85), and RF (AUC = 0.87, F-measure = 0.87, ROC = 0.91) were the most effective ML algorithms. Among the algorithms, the KNN algorithm had the lowest efficiency (AUC = 0.81, F-measure = 0.81, ROC = 0.77). In the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, machine learning algorithms have played an important role. Proposed ML models can provide practical, cost-effective, and valuable support to doctors in making decisions according to a good prediction. Discussion. It can become the basis for developing clinical decision support systems. SVM and RF algorithms had the highest efficiency and could diagnose CAD based on patient examination data. It is suggested that further studies be performed using these algorithms to diagnose coronary artery disease to obtain more accurate results.

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