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A continuous cuffless blood pressure measurement from optimal PPG characteristic features using machine learning algorithms.
Nishan, Araf; M Taslim Uddin Raju, S; Hossain, Md Imran; Dipto, Safin Ahmed; M Tanvir Uddin, S; Sijan, Asif; Chowdhury, Md Abu Shahid; Ahmad, Ashfaq; Mahamudul Hasan Khan, Md.
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  • Nishan A; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna - 9203, Bangladesh.
  • M Taslim Uddin Raju S; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna - 9203, Bangladesh.
  • Hossain MI; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna - 9203, Bangladesh.
  • Dipto SA; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna - 9203, Bangladesh.
  • M Tanvir Uddin S; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • Sijan A; Department of Software Engineering, American International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Chowdhury MAS; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna - 9203, Bangladesh.
  • Ahmad A; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna - 9203, Bangladesh.
  • Mahamudul Hasan Khan M; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna - 9203, Bangladesh.
Heliyon ; 10(6): e27779, 2024 Mar 30.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38533045
ABSTRACT
Background and

objective:

Hypertension is a potentially dangerous health condition that can be detected by measuring blood pressure (BP). Blood pressure monitoring and measurement are essential for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases. Cuff-based devices, on the other hand, are uncomfortable and prevent continuous BP measurement.

Methods:

In this study, a new non-invasive and cuff-less method for estimating Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP), and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) has been proposed using characteristic features of photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals and nonlinear regression algorithms. PPG signals were collected from 219 participants, which were then subjected to preprocessing and feature extraction steps. Analyzing PPG and its derivative signals, a total of 46 time, frequency, and time-frequency domain features were extracted. In addition, the age and gender of each subject were also included as features. Further, correlation-based feature selection (CFS) and Relief F feature selection (ReliefF) techniques were used to select the relevant features and reduce the possibility of over-fitting the models. Finally, support vector regression (SVR), K-nearest neighbour regression (KNR), decision tree regression (DTR), and random forest regression (RFR) were established to develop the BP estimation model. Regression models were trained and evaluated on all features as well as selected features. The best regression models for SBP, MAP, and DBP estimations were selected separately.

Results:

The SVR model, along with the ReliefF-based feature selection algorithm, outperforms other algorithms in estimating the SBP, MAP, and DBP with the mean absolute error of 2.49, 1.62 and 1.43 mmHg, respectively. The proposed method meets the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation standard for BP estimations. Based on the British Hypertension Society standard, the results also fall within Grade A for SBP, MAP, and DBP.

Conclusion:

The findings show that the method can be used to estimate blood pressure non-invasively, without using a cuff or calibration, and only by utilizing the PPG signal characteristic features.
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