Arterial blood pressure waveform reconstruction estimation from PPG using TCN–BiLSTM
Hicham Loumissi, Adil Barra, Najat Messaoudi, Hicham Medromi (University of Hassan II Casablanca)
American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Re· 2026
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Summary
TCN + BiLSTM on derivative-enhanced PPG reconstructs ABP. VitalDB, 2,226 patients: MAE/RMSE SBP 3.61/5.24, DBP 1.79/2.37 mmHg. Tested on a MIMIC-IV cohort without retraining (external numbers not in abstract).
Key facts
- Form Factor
- clinical_finger
- License
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Reported benchmarks
Cuffless blood pressure
VitalDB · MAE (mmHg) ↓
#1 of 1
3.61 / 1.79
2,226 patients; within-VitalDB split unstated; MIMIC-IV external (no abstract numbers)
Updated: Oct 11, 2026
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