Publications

2022

Artificial intelligence-guided, single-lead EKG may be a game-changer for symptom-to-balloon time reduction in ST-elevated myocardial infarction Sameer Mehta, Daniel Vieira, Victor Guillen, David Zerpa, Aline Quintana, Madyan Al Troudy, Luis Brena-Pastor, Cynthia Whuking, Jacques Calixte, Devarsh Desai, Surik Sedyrakyan, Nataly Rendon, Gabriel Pena EMJ2022

Performance Metrics of AI-enhanced Single Lead EKG Maintained After Entry of Organised Clustered Data S. Mehta, D. Vieira, D. Zerpa, V. Guillen, A. Gonzalez, L. Brena-Pastor, T. Siyam, S. Stoica, S. Ozair, D. Pinos, F. Martinez, M. Fleming, K. Carrera, F. Rossitto, C. Whuking ESC2022

No need for a cardiologist for AMI diagnosis - progress of transforming a behemoth telemedicine program with artificial intelligence S. Mehta, D. Vieira, D. Zerpa, V. Guillen, M. Carrasquel, S. Ramadan, F. Martinez, F. Rossitto, K. Carrera, M. Fleming, D. Pinos, L. Brena-Pastor, S. Ozair, A. Gonzalez, A. Barco ECS2022

Artificial intelligence-guided, single-lead EKG may be a game-changer for symptom-to-balloon time reduction in ST-elevated myocardial infarction S. Mehta, D. Vieira, V. Guillen, D. Zerpa, A. Quintana, C. Sanchez, S. Ozair, L. Brena-Pastor, D. Pinos, M. Fleming, K. Carrera, F. Rossitto, F. Martinez, A. Gonzalez, K. Rodriguez ESC2022

Inteligência Artificial para Monitoramento Remoto do Paciente Roberto Vieira Botelho, Sameer Mehta, Fausto Feres, Francisco Fernandez, Wladimir RezendeRevista da SOCESP2022

Early Clinical Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Guided Single Lead ECG for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Detection Sameer Mehta, MD, Daniel Vieira M.D, Carmen Sanchez M.D, Francisco Fernandez, Carlos Villagran , MSc, Sebastian Niklitschek, PhD, Arianna Lozada M.D, Francis Rositto M.D, Raid Kheireddine M.D, Saleha Ozair M.D, Luis Brena Pastor M.D, Marialejandra Homez M.D, Kevin Rodriguez, M.D, Lina Cruz M.D, Taimy Hernandez M.D, Diana Lara M.D, Laura Rodriguez M.D, Ashwini Mahadevaiah MBBS, Andrea Gonzalez, Sharima Kanahan M.D, Keila Carrera M.D, Yasmed Alequin M.D, David Zerpa M.D, Daniela Fawcett M.D, Sebastian Lacau M.D SCAI2022

Frontline Strategies in STEMI Management: Creating Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for ECG Diagnosis Sameer Mehta, MD, Daniel Vieira M.D, Carmen Sanchez M.D, Francisco Fernandez, Carlos Villagran , MSc, Sebastian Niklitschek, PhD, Franklin Martinez M.D, Ana Rivera M.D, Alexandra Penagos M.D, Astrid Barco M.D, Cynthia Whuking M.D, Claudia Lopez M.D, Aline Quintana, Celene Olivas M.D, Daniel Pinos M.D, Victor Guillen M.D, Daniel Tomey M.D, Nataly Rendon M.D, Nelmary Teresen M.D, Miguel Valdez M.D, Veronica Montero M.D, Luis Morales M.D, Michelle Carrasquel M.D, Carlos Mondragon M.D SCAI2022

Artificial Intelligence-Guided Single Lead Electrocardiograph as a Blueprint for Symptom-to-Balloon Time Reduction in ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction Sameer Mehta MD, Daniel Vieira MD, Francisco Fernández MBA, Carlos Villagran MSc, Sebastián Niklitschek PhD, Carmen Sanchez MD, Ana Rivera MD, Victor Guillen MD, Samantha Quintero MD, David Zerpa MD, Cynthia Whuking MDCRT2022

Reconfiguring Traditional EKG Interpretation with Artificial Intelligence A Reliable, Time Saving Alternative? Sameer Mehta, MD., Michelle Carrasquel, MD., Veronica Montero, MD., Andrea Gonzalez, MD., Luis Morales, MD., Daniel Tomey, MD., Kevin Rodriguez, MD., Sharima Kanahan, MD., Claudia Lopez, MD., Laura Rodriguez, MD., Cynthia Whuking, MDNESS2022

2021

Evolution of single-lead ECG for STEMI detection using a deep learning approach C. Michael Gibson, Sameer Mehta, Mariana R.S. Ceschim, Alejandra Frauenfelder, Daniel Vieira, Roberto Botelho, Francisco Fernandez, Carlos Villagran, Sebastian Niklitschek, Cristina I. Matheus, Gladys Pinto, Isabella Vallenilla, Claudia Lopez, Maria I. Acosta, Anibal Munguia, Clara Fitzgerald, Jorge Mazzini, Lorena Pisana, Samantha QuinteroIJC2021

2020

Engaged with the heart - the EKG ring STEMI detector S. Mehta, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, G. Cardenas, D. Vieira, A. Frauenfelder, S. Quintero, Y. Vijayan, S. Merchant, CJ. TamayoESC2020

Novel wearable sensor device methodology for STEMI detection F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, G. Cardenas, S. Niklitschek, S. Mehta, D. Vieira, A. Frauenfelder, S. Quintero, Y. Vijayan, S. Merchant, CJ. Tamayo ESC2020

Artificial intelligence methodology: multi-label classification of abnormal EKG records S. Mehta, J. Avila, C. Villagran, F. Fernandez, S. Niklitschek, F. Vera, R. Rocuant, G. Cardenas, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, S. Quintero, G. Pinto, I. Vallenilla, M. Luna, D. Bou Daher ESC2020

Reconfiguring traditional EKG interpretation with artificial intelligence - A reliable, time-saving alternative? S. Mehta, M. Gibson, J. Avila, C. Villagran, F. Fernandez, S. Niklitschek, F. Vera, R. Rocuant, G. Cardenas, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, S. Merchant, Y. Vijayan, CJ. Tamayo, D. Pinos ESC2020

Moving in sync - concordance between artificial intelligence and cardiologist on detecting normal electrocardiograms S. Mehta, J. Avila, C. Villagran, F. Fernandez, S. Niklitschek, F. Vera, R. Rocuant, G. Cardenas, E. Escobar, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, Y. Vijayan, G. Pinto, M. Ceschim, M. Luna ESC2020

Enhancing AI-guided STEMI detection algorithms by incorporating higher quality fiduciary EKG elements S. Mehta, J. Avila, S. Niklitschek, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, F. Vera, R. Rocuant, G. Cardenas, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, Y. Vijayan, G. Pinto, I. Vallenilla, L. Prieto, J. Cardenas ESC2020

Countdown to physician-free EKG interpretation S. Mehta, J. Avila, S. Niklitschek, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, F. Vera, R. Rocuant, G. Cardenas, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, S. Quintero, Y. Vijayan, S. Merchant, C. Narvaez-Caicedo, C. SanchezESC2020

Baby steps in the path of modifying the role of cardiologists for interpreting EKG for AMIS. Mehta, S. Niklitschek, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, J. Avila, G. Cardenas, R. Rocuant, F. Vera, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, S. Quintero, N. Coutelle, D. Bou Daher, Y. Vijayan, M. Luna ESC2020

Innovative techniques to construct powerful artificial intelligence algorithms for st-elevation myocardial infarction S. Mehta, S. Niklitschek, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, J. Avila, G. Cardenas, R. Rocuant, F. Vera, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, S. Quintero, G. Pinto, Y. Vijayan, S. Merchant, D. Bou Daher ESC2020

Maximum artificial intelligence and complete reconstruct of population-based AMI care S. Mehta, M. Gibson, S. Niklitschek, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, E. Escobar, F. Vera, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, Y. Vijayan, S. Quintero, I. Vallenilla, G. Pinto, J. Cardenas, S. Merchant ESC2020

AI and telemedicine: total remote guidance of AMI management S. Mehta, M. Gibson, S. Niklitschek, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, E. Escobar, F. Vera, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, S. Quintero, S. Merchant, CJ. Tamayo, M. Ceschim, I. Vallenilla, L. Prieto ESC2020

Waddling beyond door to balloon times and impinging true ischemic times with artificial intelligence-guided single lead EKG for STEMI detection S. Mehta, S. Niklitschek, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, F. Vera, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, M. Ceschim, S. Quintero, G. Pinto, I. Vallenilla, G. Perez Del Nogal, J. Cardenas, L. Prieto, M. Luna ESC2020

Enriching artificial intelligence ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) detection algorithms with differential diagnoses S. Mehta, S. Niklitschek, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, E. Escobar, J. Avila, G. Cardenas, R. Rocuant, F. Vera, A. Frauenfelder, D. Vieira, S. Quintero, Y. Vijayan, S. Merchant, CJ. Tamayo ESC2020

Applicability of Novel, Class Activation Maps (CAM) in the Development of Artificial Intelligence-Guided, Single, and 12-Lead ECG to Detect ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Sameer Mehta, Francisco Fernandez, Carlos Villagrán, Sebastián Niklitschek, Jorge Ávila, Roberto Botelho, Alejandra Frauenfelder, Daniel Vieira, Mariana Ceschim, Sohail Merchant, Akhil Vaid, Gladys Pinto, Isabella Vallenilla, Genesis Perez Del Nogal, Lilly Prieto, Maritza Luna, Daniela Bou Daher, Lorena Pisana, Juhee Lee. ACC2020

Enriching artificial intelligence st-elevation myocardial infarction (stemi) detection algorithms with differential diagnoses Sameer Mehta, Francisco Fernandez, Carlos Villagrán, Sebastián Niklitschek, Jorge Ávila, Roberto Botelho, Alejandra Frauenfelder, Daniel Vieira, Mariana Ceschim, Sohail Merchant, Akhil Vaid, Gladys Pinto, Isabella Vallenilla, Genesis Perez Del Nogal, Lilly Prieto, Maritza Luna, Daniela Bou Daher, Lorena Pisana, Juhee Lee ACC2020

Single lead for stemi detection does not localize or identify culprit lesion Sameer Mehta, Francisco Fernandez, Carlos Villagrán, Sebastian Niklitschek, Jorge Ávila, Roberto Botelho, Alejandra Frauenfelder, Daniel Vieira, Mariana Ceschim, Sohail Merchant, Akhil Vaid, Gladys Pinto, Isabella Vallenilla, Genesis Perez Del Nogal, Lilly Prieto, Maritza Luna, Daniela Bou Daher, Samantha Quintero, Juhee Lee ACC2020

The sexagenarian 12-lead ecg: is it time for retirement? Sameer Mehta, Francisco Fernandez, Carlos Villagran, Sebastian Niklitschek, Jorge Avila, Alejandra Frauenfelder, Daniel Vieira, Mariana Ceschim, Sohail Merchant, Akhil Vaid, Gladys Pinto, Isabella Vallenilla, Lilly Prieto, Genesis Perez del Nogal, Daniela Bou Daher, Maritza Luna, Samantha Quintero, Jorge Mazzini ACC2020

Frontline Strategies in STEMI Management: Creating Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for EKG Diagnosis Sameer Mehta, Sebastian Niklitschek, Francisco Fernandez, Carlos Villagran, Edgardo Escobar, Jorge Ávila, German Cardenas, Roberto Rocuant, Felipe Vera, Daniel Vieira, Gladys Pinto, Samantha Quintero, Yogaraja Vijayan, Carmen Sanchez, Lorena Pisana, Nino Coutelle TCT2020

Who Needs a Cardiologist for AMI Diagnosis? Progress of Transforming a Behemoth Telemedicine Program with Artificial Intelligence Sameer Mehta, Sebastian Niklitschek, Francisco Fernandez, Edgardo Escobar, Carlos Villagran, Felipe Vera, Daniel Vieira, Gladys Pinto, Samantha Quintero, Yogaraja Vijayan, Daniel Pinos, Nino Coutelle, Carmen Sanchez, Lilly Prieto, Ozair Saleha TCT2020

Base Camp to Everest Summit: Rapid Ascent of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for STEMI Diagnosis Artificial Intelligence Single Lead EKG as a Blueprint for Symptom-to-Balloon Time Reduction Sameer Mehta • Sebastian Niklitschek • Francisco Fernandez • Carlos Villagran • Jorge Ávila • German Cardenas • Roberto Rocuant • Felipe Vera • Daniel Vieira • Gladys Pinto • Samantha Quintero • Yogaraja Vijayan • Carmen Sanchez • Daniela Bou Daher • Camila Narváez-Caicedo • Ana Ledo TCT2020

Artificial Intelligence Single Lead EKG as a Blueprint for Symptom-to-Balloon Time Reduction Sameer Mehta • Sebastian Niklitschek • Francisco Fernandez • Carlos Villagran • Jorge Ávila • German Cardenas • Roberto Rocuant • Felipe Vera • Daniel Vieira • Gladys Pinto • Lorena Pisana • Daniela Bou Daher • Lilly Prieto • Camila Narváez-Caicedo • Claudia Lopez TCT2020

Superimposing Stroke on Existent AMI Telemedicine Pathways Sameer Mehta • Sebastian Niklitschek • Francisco Fernandez • Carlos Villagran • Edgardo Escobar • German Cardenas • Jorge Ávila • Daniel Vieira • Gladys Pinto • Lorena Pisana • Yogaraja Vijayan • Carmen Sanchez • Daniel Pinos • Ozair Saleha TCT2020

2019

Detection of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction using an Artificial Intelligence-Guided Single Lead ECG Sameer Mehta MD, Rodrigo Jacobucci MD, Carlos Villagrán MSc, Francisco Fernández MBA, Alejandra Frauenfelder MD, Mariana Ceschim MD, Daniel Vieira MD, Samantha Quintero MD, Jorge Mazzini MD, Sebastian Niklitschek PhDCurrent Applications and Future of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology2019

Base Camp to Mount Everest – Milestones in Advancing a Single-Lead for STEMI Detection Sameer Mehta, MD, Francisco Fernandez MBA, Carlos Villagran MSc, Sebastián Niklitschek PhD, Felipe Vera BSc, Roberto Rocuant BSc, Alejandra Frauenfelder MD, Mariana Ceschim MD, Daniel Vieira MD, Jorge Mazzini MD, Anibal Munguia MD, Maria Isabel Acosta MD, Benjamin Wood MDTCT-JACC2019

Frontiers in Machine Learning & ECG: Value of Enriching Data Sameer Mehta, MD, Francisco Fernandez MBA, Carlos Villagran MSc, Germán Cárdenas BSc, Gloria Henríquez PhD, Alejandra Frauenfelder MD, Mariana Ceschim MD, Daniel Vieira MD, Rodrigo Jacobucci MD, Anibal Munguia MD, Claudia Lopez MD, Maria Angelica Marin MD, Isabella Vallenilla MD, Carlos Peña MD, Jose Salvador Aguilar MD, Pedro Cruz MD, Juhee Lee MDTCT-JACC2019

Beyond Apple 4 Watch and AF - is Artificial Intelligence ready to take on ST Elevation MI Diagnosis? Sameer Mehta MD, Sebastian Niklitschek PhD, Francisco Fernandez MBA, Carlos Villagran BSc, Felipe Vera BSc, Mariana Ceschim MD, Gladys Pinto MD, Rodrigo Jacobucci MD, Lorena Pisana MD, Samantha Quintero MD, Genesis Perez Del Nogal MD, Maritza Luna MD, Lilly Prieto MD, Benjamin Wood MD, Akhil Vaid MDAHA2019

Augmenting the Efficiency of ECG Interpretation with Artificial Intelligence Sameer Mehta MD, Edgardo Escobar MD, Sebastian Niklitschek PhD, Francisco Fernández MBA, Carlos Villagrán MSc, Felipe Vera BSc, Roberto Rocuant BSc, Jorge Ávila BSc, Germán Cárdenas BSc, Alejandra Frauenfelder MD, Daniel Vieira MD, Gladys Pinto MD, Lorena Pisana MD, Jorge Mazzini MD, Rodrigo Safie MD, Anibal Munguia MD, Estefania Cecilio MD, Isabella Vallenilla MD, Carlos Peña MD, Jose Salvador Aguilar MD, Genesis Del Nogal MD, Daniela Bou Daher MD, Pedro Cruz MD, Jorge Cardenas MD, Benjamin Wood, Akhil Vaid MDAHA2019

Telemedicine to Guide AMI Management - Introducing a New Metric for Evaluating Efficiency Sameer Mehta MD, Roberto Botelho MD, Francisco Fernandez MBA, Jamil Cade MD, Marco Perin MD, Mauricio Prudente MD, Ricardo Cavalcanti MD, Cesar Dusilek MD, Rodolfo Cardoso MD, Cristiano Souza MD, Freddy Bojanini MD, Nabil Hamdan MD, Luis Ignacio Calderon Navarro MD, Marco Alcocer Gamba MD, Juan Carlos Perez Alva MD, Alfredo Estrada MD, Odin de Los Rios MD, Alejandro Ricalde MD, Alejandra Frauenfelder MD, Daniel Vieira MD, Mariana Ceschim MD, Gladys Pinto MD, Samantha Quintero MD, Francisco Nola MD, Maria Isabel Acosta MD, Claudia Lopez MD, Claudia Lopez MD, Jose Salvador Aguilar MD, Lilly Prieto MD, Akhil Vaid MDAHA2019

Adoption of Feedback to Validate a Machine Learning Model for Single Lead STEMI Detection Sameer Mehta MD, Francisco Fernandez MBA, Carlos Villagran MSc, Cristina Matheus MD, Mariana Ceschim MD, Daniel Vieira MD, Mario A Torres MD, Jorge Mazzini MD, Samantha Quintero MD, Lorena Pisana MD, Francisco Nola MD, Rodrigo Safie MD, Anibal Munguia MD, Seyna Krisciunas MD, Sushant Sunkaraneni MDESC2019

Synergy of Artificial Intelligence and Single Lead EKG to Detect and Localize STEMI D. Vieira, S. Mehta, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, A. Frauenfelder, M. Ceschim, C. Matheus, MA. Torres, J. Mazzini, S. Quintero, L. Pisana, R. Safie, F. Nola, S. Krisciunas, S. Cecilio ESC2019

The continued proficiency of artificial intelligence for interpreting ekg: single lead ekg for stemi culprit lesion localization S. Mehta, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, M. Ceschim, C. Matheus, G. Pinto, J. Mazzini, L. Pisana, S. Quintero, F. Nola, R. Safie, H. Aboushi, A. Munguia, E. Cecilio, C. Lopez ESC2019

Can cardiologists rely on artificial intelligence to identify the culprit vessel in stemi? S. Mehta, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, A. Frauenfelder, C. Matheus, M. Ceschim, D. Vieira, MA. Torres, J. Mazzini, S. Quintero, R. Safie, H. Aboushi, A. Munguia, E. Cecilio, C. Lopez ESC2019

Can physicians trust a machine learning algorithm to diagnose st elevation myocardial infarction? S. Mehta, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, A. Frauenfelder, C. Matheus, D. Vieira, MA. Torres, J. Mazzini, L. Pisana, S. Quintero, E. Cecilio, H. Aboushi, MI. Acosta, C. Lopez, S. Sunkaraneni ESC2019

Adoption of feedback to validate a machine learning model for single lead stemi detectionS. Mehta, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, C. Matheus, M. Ceschim, D. Vieira, MA. Torres, J. Mazzini, S. Quintero, L. Pisana, F. Nola, R. Safie, A. Munguia, S. Krisciunas, S. Sunkaraneni ESC2019

Increasing the accuracy of a machine learning algorithm for stemi diagnosis by incorporating demographic variablesS. Mehta, R. Botelho, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, A. Frauenfelder, M. Ceschim, C. Matheus, D. Vieira, MA. Torres, G. Pinto, S. Quintero, R. Jacobucci, MA. Marin, C. Funatsu, I. Vallenilla ESC2019

Validating the diagnostic value of a machine learning algorithm for stemi detection S. Mehta, R. Botelho, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, A. Frauenfelder, C. Matheus, D. Vieira, MA. Torres, G. Pinto, J. Mazzini, L. Pisana, R. Jacobucci, MA. Marin, C. Funatsu, I. Vallenilla ESC2019

Physician vs machine: an innovative st-elevation myocardial infarction pathway through artificial intelligence S. Mehta, R. Botelho, F. Fernandez, C. Villagran, A. Frauenfelder, C. Matheus, D. Vieira, MA. Torres, M. Ceschim, F. Nola, G. Pinto, J. Mazzini, E. Cecilio, MI. Acosta, C. Lopez ESC2019

Application of Artificial Intelligence to Detect ST Elevation MI with a Single Lead EKG Sameer Mehta MD, Francisco Fernandez MBA, Carlos Villagran MSc, Sebastian Niklitschek PhD, Alejandra Frauenfelder MD, Francisco Nola MD, Mariana Ceschim MD, Christina Matheus MD, Carmen Chavez MD, Samantha Quintero MD, Lorena Pisana MD, Estefania Cecilio MD, Rodrigo Sayfie MD, Daniel Espina MD, Claudia Lopez MD, Maria Angelica Marin MDACC2019

Application of Machine Learning to ECG Segment Delineation Sameer Mehta MD, Rodrigo Jacobucci MD, Sebastian Niklitschek PhD, Francisco Fernández MBA, Carlos Villagrán MSc, Felipe Vera Bsc, Alejandra Frauenfelder MD, Mariana Ceschim MD, Rodrigo Safie MD, Daniel Vieira MD Mayo Clinic Meeting2019

Inteligencia artificial en telemedicina: sugerencia de normalidad en el informe electrocardiográfico Carlos Villagrán, Jorge Ávila, Sebastián Niklitschek, Felipe Vera, Roberto Rocuant, Germán Cárdenas, Francisco Fernández, Edgardo Escobar Congreso de la SOCHICAR 2019