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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025

Using Machine Learning to Predict Outcomes Following Thoracic and Complex Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

Ben Li, Naomi Eisenberg, Derek Beaton, Douglas S Lee, Badr Aljabri, Leen Al-Omran, Duminda N Wijeysundera, Ori D Rotstein, Thomas F Lindsay, Charles de Mestral and 3 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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13 authors.

Ben LiDepartment of Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7191-1034
Naomi EisenbergDivision of Vascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre University Health Network Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1237-9244
Derek BeatonData Science & Advanced Analytics, Unity Health Toronto University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6118-4366
Douglas S LeeDivision of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre University Health Network Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7078-745X
Badr AljabriDepartment of Surgery King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6543-522X
Leen Al-OmranSchool of Medicine Alfaisal University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Duminda N WijeysunderaInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5897-8605
Ori D RotsteinDepartment of Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-4388-5352
Thomas F LindsayDepartment of Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0615-9229
Charles de MestralDepartment of Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7177-7480
Muhammad MamdaniInstitute of Medical Science, University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5199-6344
Graham Roche-NagleDepartment of Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3560-6788
Mohammed Al-OmranDepartment of Surgery University of Toronto Toronto Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3325-0420

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and complex endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) are complex procedures that carry a significant risk of complications. While risk prediction tools can aid in clinical decision making, they remain limited. We developed machine learning algorithms to predict outcomes following TEVAR and complex EVAR.

methodsThe Vascular Quality Initiative database was used to identify patients who underwent elective TEVAR and complex EVAR for noninfrarenal aortic aneurysms between 2012 and 2023. We extracted 172 features from the index hospitalization, including 93 preoperative (demographic/clinical), 46 intraoperative (procedural), and 33 postoperative (in-hospital course/complications) variables. The primary outcome was 1-year thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm life-altering event, defined as new permanent dialysis, new permanent paralysis, stroke, or death. The data were split into training (70%) and test (30%) sets. We trained 6 machine learning models using preoperative features with 10-fold cross-validation. Model robustness was evaluated using calibration plots and Brier scores.

resultsOverall, 10 738 patients underwent TEVAR or complex EVAR, with 1485 (13.8%) experiencing 1-year thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm life-altering event. Extreme Gradient Boosting was the best preoperative prediction model, achieving an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.96 (95% CI, 0.95-0.97), compared with 0.70 (95% CI, 0.68-0.72) for logistic regression. The Extreme Gradient Boosting model maintained excellent performance at the intra- and postoperative stages, with areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves of 0.97 (95% CI, 0.96-0.98) and 0.98 (95% CI, 0.97-0.99), respectively. Calibration plots indicated good agreement between predicted/observed event probabilities, with Brier scores of 0.09 (preoperative), 0.08 (intraoperative), and 0.05 (postoperative).

conclusionsMachine learning models can accurately predict 1-year outcomes following TEVAR and complex EVAR, performing better than logistic regression.

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Aortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEndovascular ProceduresMachine LearningPostoperative ComplicationsAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMalePredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment Outcomecomplex endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)machine learningoutcomepredictionthoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm life‐altering event (TALE)

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PMID40028848
PMCPMC12132658

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