Feature selection and transformation by machine learning reduce variable numbers and improve prediction for heart failure readmission or death.

<h4>Background</h4>The prediction of readmission or death after a hospital discharge for heart failure (HF) remains a major challenge. Modern healthcare systems, electronic health records, and machine learning (ML) techniques allow us to mine data to select the most significant variables...

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Main Authors: Saqib E Awan, Mohammed Bennamoun, Ferdous Sohel, Frank M Sanfilippo, Benjamin J Chow, Girish Dwivedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218760

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