Recognition of aging effect from cardiomechanical signals using novel SF-ART neural network

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008:2008:5246-9. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650397.

Abstract

In this study we applied Haar wavelets to extract essential features of cardiac mechanical signals classified them using a novel neural network so called, Supervised Fuzzy Adaptive Resonance Theory (SF-ART). Initial tests with sternal signals of cardiac vibration from six young, middle-aged and old subjects indicate that SF-ART can classify the subjects into three classes with a high accuracy, fast learning speed, and low computational load. The method is insensitive to latency and non-linear disturbance. Moreover, the applied wavelet transform requires no prior knowledge of the statistical distribution of data samples. This can offer a novel method for the analysis of the effects of aging on the heart and assessment of the physiological age of the heart.

MeSH terms

  • Aging / physiology*
  • Algorithms
  • Ballistocardiography / methods*
  • Blood Pressure / physiology*
  • Cardiac Output / physiology*
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Fuzzy Logic*
  • Humans
  • Neural Networks, Computer*
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*