Abstract
In this article, we present the conventional method and neuro-fuzzy model for the diagnosis and therapy of heart disease. The neuro-fuzzy system provides a basis for creating a decision support system that has a learning ability and the capacity to deal with vagueness and unstructuredness in disease management. The decision support engine carries out the cognitive and emotional filtering of the objective and subjective feelings of the medical practitioner. These filters further refine the diagnosis and therapy processes by taking care of the contextual elements.
Rule base for diagnosis.
| Rule | Orthop | HR | Clidys | Wheeze | PND | Hepa | Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very mild |
| 2 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Very mild |
| 3 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Mild |
| 4 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Mild |
| 5 | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Mild |
| 6 | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 7 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 8 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | Moderate |
| 9 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 10 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 11 | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 12 | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild |
| 13 | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Severe | Moderate |
| 14 | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Mild | Severe | Severe | Moderate |
| 15 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Severe | Severe | Moderate |
| 16 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Severe | Severe | Severe | Moderate |
| 17 | Mild | Mild | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe |
| 18 | Mild | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Very severe |
| 19 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Very severe |
| 20 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe |
| 21 | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe |
| 22 | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Very severe |
| 23 | Mild | Severe | Mild | Severe | Mild | Severe | Moderate |
| 24 | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Mild | Severe | Moderate | Moderate |
| 25 | Moderate | Mild | Severe | Severe | Moderate | Mild | Moderate |
| 26 | Severe | Moderate | Mild | Severe | Mild | Moderate | Moderate |
| 27 | Moderate | Mild | Moderate | Mild | Severe | Severe | Moderate |
| 28 | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Moderate |
| 29 | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Severe | Severe | Severe |
| 30 | Severe | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 31 | Severe | Mild | Mild | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 32 | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Severe |
| 33 | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Mild | Moderate | Moderate |
| 34 | Severe | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild |
| 35 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Mild | Very severe |
| 36 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Mild | Mild | Severe |
| 37 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Mild | Mild | Mild | Severe |
| 38 | Severe | Severe | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 39 | Severe | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 40 | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 41 | Severe | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 42 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |
| 43 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |
| 44 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Severe | Moderate | Very severe |
| 45 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |
| 46 | Severe | Severe | Severe | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
| 47 | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | Severe | Mild | Moderate |
Clidys, dyspnea while climbing; Hepa, hepatomegaly; HR, heart rate; Orthop, orthopnea; PND, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea; Wheez, wheezing.
Fuzzy rule base for therapy.
| S/N | Enalapril | Linsonopril | Captropril | Bisoprolol | Hydralaxine | Metroprolol | Others | Therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mil | Mild | 0 | 0 | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Mild |
| 2 | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | 0 | 0 | Moderate | Moderate |
| 3 | Moderate | Moderate | 0 | Moderate | 0 | 0 | Moderate | Moderate |
| 4 | 0 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Moderate | Severe |
| 5 | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | Moderate | 0 | 0 | Severe | Moderate |
| 6 | Severe | Severe | 0 | Severe | Severe | 0 | Moderate | Moderate |
| 7 | 0 | Moderate | 0 | Severe | 0 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| 8 | 0 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | 0 | Mild | Mild |
| 9 | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | 0 | 0 | Moderate | Moderate |
| 10 | Moderate | 0 | 0 | Moderate | 0 | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 11 | Mild | Moderate | Mild | Moderate | 0 | 0 | Mild | Mild |
| 12 | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Moderate | 0 | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 13 | Severe | Moderate | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Severe | 0 | Moderate |
| 14 | Severe | Mild | Mild | Moderate | 0 | 0 | Moderate | Moderate |
| 15 | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Severe | 0 | 0 | Severe |
| 16 | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Severe | Severe | Severe | 0 | Severe |
| 18 | Severe | Severe | Moderate | 0 | 0 | 0 | Severe | Severe |
| 19 | Mild | Severe | Mild | Mild | Mild | 0 | 0 | Moderate |
| 20 | Mild | 0 | 0 | 0 | Severe | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | Severe | Severe | 0 | 0 | Mild | Severe |
| 22 | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moderate |
| 23 | Mild | Moderate | Severe | 0 | Mild | Mild | 0 | Moderate |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | Mild | Mild | 0 | 0 | Mild | Mild |
| 25 | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | Severe | 0 | Severe |
| 26 | 0 | Mild | Severe | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | 0 | Moderate |
S/N, Serial number.
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