Integrated deep learning for cardiovascular risk assessment and diagnosis: An evolutionary mating algorithm-enhanced CNN-LSTM

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality worldwide, emphasizing the urgent need for accurate and efficient predictive models. This study proposes a dual-output deep learning model based on a hybrid Convolutional Neural Network–Long Short-Term Memory (CNN-LSTM) model, optim...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Alsarori, Ahmed Mohammed, Mohd Herwan, Sulaiman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2025
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44971/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44971/1/1-s2.0-S2215016125003115-main.pdf
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Summary:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality worldwide, emphasizing the urgent need for accurate and efficient predictive models. This study proposes a dual-output deep learning model based on a hybrid Convolutional Neural Network–Long Short-Term Memory (CNN-LSTM) model, optimized using the Evolutionary Mating Algorithm (EMA). The model predicts both a continuous risk score and a binary diagnostic outcome, supporting both quantitative assessment and early clinical decision-making. EMA was applied for hyperparameter optimization, demonstrating improved convergence and generalization over conventional methods. Performance was benchmarked against CNN-LSTM models optimized using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Barnacle Mating Optimization (BMO). The EMA-based model achieved superior results, with a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 0.018, Mean Squared Error (MSE) of 0.0006, Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) of 0.024, and a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.98 for risk prediction. For the diagnostic task, the model attained 70 % accuracy and 80 % precision. These findings validate EMA’s effectiveness in tuning dual-output deep learning models and highlight its potential in enhancing cardiovascular risk stratification and early diagnosis in clinical settings.