The SMART-LV pilot study will be a prospective cohort study in outpatient clinics at the Yale New Haven Hospital. Participants who have undergone a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECGs) with either a high (≥80%) or low (<10%) probability of LVSD on AI-ECG algorithm, but without an echocardiogram done in the clinical setting for at least 90 days after the ECG, will be identified by electronic health record (EHR) and invited for a limited echocardiogram/cardiac ultrasonogram for assessing LV ejection fraction. The goal of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of recruiting patients and performing the study after pursuing a screening on 12-lead ECGs. The procedure currently used for detection of LVSD, echocardiograms, are inaccessible and expensive. Therefore, while AI-ECG-based algorithms using a smartphone- or web-based application can broaden access to screening, a thorough evaluation for this indication is needed before clinical adoption. The investigators intend to use the results as pilot data for sample size and drop-off rate estimation for a subsequent larger prospective cohort study aimed at validating the performance characteristics of the model in a screening setting.~The validation of this accessible ECG-based screening strategy, that can be directly used by clinicians using a smartphone or web-based application, can transform the early identification of LVSD before the development of symptoms, thereby allowing broader utilization of evidence-based therapies to prevent symptomatic heart failure and premature death.
The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the prospective performance of an image-based, smartphone-adaptable artificial intelligence electrocardiogram (AI-ECG) strategy to predict and detect left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in a real-world setting.