Peer-Reviewed Publication
Nat Commun2026;17(1)May 13, 2026Journal Article

A deep learning ECG model for identification and localization of occlusion myocardial infarction.

Stefan Gustafsson1, Antônio H Ribeiro2,3, Daniel Gedon4,5, Petrus E O G B Abreu6, Nicolas Pielawski2, Gabriela M M Paixão7, Marco Antonio Gutierrez8, José Eduardo Krieger8, Felipe Meneguitti Dias8, Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro7, Daniel Lindholm1,9, Thomas B Schön2, Johan Sundström10,11
1Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
2Department of Information Technology, Division of Systems and Control, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
3Science for life laboratory (SciLifeLab), Uppsala, Sweden.
4Machine Learning in Science, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
5Tübingen AI Center, Tübingen, Germany.
6Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences: Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
7Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina, and Telehealth Center and Cardiology Service, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
8Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
9Department of Medicine, Norrtälje hospital (Tiohundra AB), Norrtälje, Sweden.
10Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. johan.sundstrom@uu.se.
11The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. johan.sundstrom@uu.se.

Abstract

Rapid identification and localization of an acute coronary occlusion are vital to prevent myocardial damage, yet reliance on ST-segment ECG criteria misses many acute occlusion myocardial infarctions (OMI) and triggers unnecessary acute angiographies. Here, we present a trained and validated deep learning model using 540,372 emergency ECGs paired with definitive catheterization outcomes. The model…

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