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June 16, 2021Open Access

Deep learning model predicts chronological age within ~2.8 years using heart MRIs and ECGs.

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Why the study?

Heart disease is the primary cause of death after age 65, and its prevalence is expected to starkly increase with global population aging.

Can deep learning accurately predict heart age using cardiac magnetic resonance videos and electrocardiograms in a large biobank cohort?

Population

45,000 individuals aged 45-81 years from the UK Biobank cohort

Comparison

MRI-based anatomical features vs ECG-based electro-physiological features for deep learning heart age prediction

Design

Cohort study

Key result

A deep learning model trained on heart MRI videos, ECGs, and biobank data predicted chronological age with a root mean squared error of 2.81±0.02 years and an R-squared of 85.6±0.2%.

Authors

AGAlan Le GoallecJPJean-Baptiste ProstSCSasha Collin

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Overview

Supports DL-based cardiac age estimation in research; leaves open validation for clinical risk stratification or outcomes.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=45,000)

Structured PICO

Can deep learning accurately predict heart age using cardiac magnetic resonance videos and electrocardiograms in a large biobank cohort?

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Population
45,000 participants aged 45-81 years from the UK Biobank cohort with available heart MRI videos, electrocardiograms, and biobank data.
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Exposure
Deep learning model for heart age prediction
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Outcome
Heart age prediction accuracy (Root Mean Squared Error and R-Squared)surrogate

Main Result

Effect estimate: RMSE 2.81±0.02 years

Deep learning can accurately predict heart age from cardiac MRI and ECGs, demonstrating that accelerated heart aging is highly heritable and primarily driven by anatomical features such as the aorta, mitral valve, and interventricular septum.

Cite This Study

Goallec et al. (2021) conducted an observational in General population (n=45,000). Deep learning model using heart MRI videos, ECGs, and scalar biomarkers was evaluated on Prediction of chronological age (RMSE 2.81±0.02 years). A deep learning model trained on heart MRI videos, ECGs, and biobank data predicted chronological age with a root mean squared error of 2.81±0.02 years and an R-squared of 85.6±0.2%.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa91d0c54b91a2f53bb64d0https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.09.21258645
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