A multi-level decision-making framework for heart-related disease prediction and recommendation

Abstract

The precise prediction of health-related issues is a significant challenge in healthcare, with heart-related diseases posing a particularly threatening global health problem. Accurate prediction and recommendation for heart-related diseases are crucial for timely and effective treatment solutions. The primary objective of this study is to develop a classification model capable of accurately identifying heart diseases and providing appropriate recommendations for patients. The proposed system utilizes a multilevel-based classification mechanism employing Support Vector Machines. It aims to categorize heart diseases by analyzing patient’s vital parameters. The performance of the proposed model was evaluated by testing it on a dataset containing patient records. The generated recommendations are based on a comprehensive assessment of the severity of clinical features exhibited by patients, including estimating the associated risk of both clinical features and the disease itself. The predictions were evaluated using three metrics: accuracy, specificity, and the receiver operating characteristic curve. The proposed Multilevel Support Vector Machine (MSVM) classification model achieved an accuracy rate of 94.09% in detecting the severity of heart disease. This makes it a valuable tool in the medical field for providing timely diagnosis and treatment recommendations. The proposed model presents a promising approach for accurately predicting heart-related diseases and highlights the potential of soft computing techniques in healthcare. Future research could focus on further enhancing the proposed model’s accuracy and applicability.