Nahid Azdaki, Fatemeh Salmani, Toba Kazemi, Neda Partovi, Saeede Khosravi Bizhaem, Masomeh Noori Moghadam, Yoones Moniri, Ehsan Zarepur, Noushin Mohammadifard, Hassan Alikhasi, Fatemeh Nouri, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Seyyed Ali Moezi, Mohammad Reza Khazdair
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is recognized as the leading cause of death worldwide. This study analyses CAD risk factors using an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict CAD. METHODS: The research data were obtained from a multi-center study, namely the Iran-premature coronary artery disease (I-PAD). The current study used the medical records of 415 patients with CAD hospitalized in Razi Hospital, Birjand, Iran, between May 2016 and June 2019. A total of 43 variables that affect CAD were selected, and the relevant data was extracted...
February 14, 2024: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making