Valvular & structural heart diseaseCohort study

Deep Learning Model of Diastolic Dysfunction Risk Stratifies the Progression of Early-Stage Aortic Stenosis

JACC Cardiovasc ImagingPublished

  • Retrospective cohort study
  • external validation in 2 cohorts

Authors' conclusion

Assessment of DD using DL can stratify the latent risk associated with the progression of early-stage AS.

Study context

Population
Participants with aortic valve sclerosis (ARIC cohort); validation in mild-to-moderate aortic stenosis (AS) (cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) cohort) and aortic valve (AV) sclerosis (positron emission tomography (PET)/CT cohort)ARIC cohort
Participants
898 participants
Exposure
Higher vs lower deep learning (DL)-predicted probability of diastolic dysfunction
Outcome
New diagnosis of AS; composite of subsequent mortality or AV interventions

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Higher DL-predicted probability of DDAdjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)P value
development of AS
3.482(2.061–5.884)
P < 0.001
mortality or AV interventions
7.033(3.036–16.290)
P < 0.001

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Prediction of AS progression by ARIC-derived multivariable Cox model (CMR cohort, n = 50)

C-index
0.798 (95% CI 0.648-0.948)

Correlation of model predictions with valvular 18F-NaF mean SUV (PET/CT cohort, n = 18)

r (P = 0.008)
0.62

Original publication

Deep Learning Model of Diastolic Dysfunction Risk Stratifies the Progression of Early-Stage Aortic Stenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. Published 18 September 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.07.017

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it