Deep Learning for Algorithmic Detection of Pulmonary Hypertension Using a Combined Digital Stethoscope and Single-lead Electrocardiogram

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a syndrome resulting from restricted flow through the pulmonary circulation causing increased pulmonary vascular resistance and ultimately right heart failure. There are several different subtypes of PH, however, all carry a poor prognosis and often result in or hasten death. Multiple pathogenic pathways have been implicated in the development of PH, including those at the molecular and genetic levels and in the smooth muscle and endothelial cells and adventitia. Patients with PH are classified into five groups based on the etiology and mechanism of the disease…