Leveraging XGBoost and Clinical Attributes for Heart Disease Prediction

Despite the various advances in medical technology, heart disease continues to rank among the leading causes of mortality in the world, killing millions each year. There is hope that the risks involved with heart disease can be reversed in time and the outcomes of patients improved with earlier prediction and diagnosis. However, the use of conventional methods of diagnostic techniques tends to be very resource-intensive and inaccessible to other more disadvantaged areas. The present work defines a model for machine learning in predicting heart disease and illustrates a more efficient and accessible solution. There is a risk for heart disease that is determined using a set of various clinical features. The algorithm used in the prediction of heart disease is XG Boost that are applied to the dataset. The method provides a reliable tool for the early detection of heart disease, thus helping healthcare providers to improve preventive care and treatment strategies. The results of this study will be helpful in advancing research to identify other avenues for prediction of heart disease.