Towards real-time myocardial infarction diagnosis: a convergence of machine learning and ion-exchange membrane technologies leveraging miRNA signatures

Abstract

Rapid diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is crucial for optimal patient management. Accurate diagnosis and time of onset of an acute event can influence treatment plans, such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PCI is most beneficial within 3 hours of AMI onset. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are promising biomarkers, with potential of early AMI diagnosis, since they are released before cell death and subsequent release of larger molecules [e.g., cardiac troponins (cTn)], and have greater sensitivity and stability in plasma versus cTn regardless of timing of AMI onset. However, miRNA-based AMI diagnosis can result in false positives due to miRNA content overlap between AMI and stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Accordingly, we explored the possibility of using a miRNA profile, rather than a single miRNA, to distinguish between CAD and AMI, as well as different stages following AMI onset. First we screened a library of 800 miRNA using plasma samples from 4 patient cohorts; no known CAD, CAD, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and STEMI followed by PCI, using Nanostring miRNA profiling technology. From this screening, based on machine learning SCAD and Lasso algorithms, we identified 9 biomarkers (miR-200b, miR-543, miR-331, miR-3605, miR-301a, miR-18a, miR-423, miR-142, and miR-132) that were differentially expressed in CAD, STEMI and STEMI-PCI and explored them to identify a miRNA profile for rapid and accurate AMI diagnosis. These 9 miRNAs were selected as the most frequently identified targets by SCAD and Lasso, as indicated in the “drum-plot” model in the machine learning approach. We used age-matched patient samples to validate selected 9 miRNA biomarkers using a multiplexed ion-exchange membrane-based miRNA sensor platform, which measures specific miRNAs, and cTn as a control, simultaneously as a point-of-care device. Findings from this study will inform timely and accurate diagnosis of AMI and its stages, which are essential for effective management and optimal patient outcomes.

Graphical abstract: Towards real-time myocardial infarction diagnosis: a convergence of machine learning and ion-exchange membrane technologies leveraging miRNA signatures

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jul 2024
Accepted
30 Sep 2024
First published
04 Oct 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article

Towards real-time myocardial infarction diagnosis: a convergence of machine learning and ion-exchange membrane technologies leveraging miRNA signatures

X. Ren, R. Zhou, G. Ronan, S. G. Ozcebe, J. Ji, S. Senapati, K. L. March, E. Handberg, D. Anderson, C. J. Pepine, H. Chang, F. Liu and P. Zorlutuna, Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00640B

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