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The trained model was applied on an independent test cohort, and the DL threshold (DLT; a time of VT estimated through the DL algorithm) was calculated. We compared the correlation between oxygen uptake of the VT (VT\u2013VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>) and the DLT (DLT\u2013VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>). Our DL model showed that the DLT\u2013VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> was confirmed to be significantly correlated with the VT\u2013VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.875; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and the mean difference was nonsignificant (\u22120.05\u2009ml\/kg\/min, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.05), which displayed strong agreements between the VT and the DLT. The DL algorithm using single-lead ECG data enabled accurate estimation of VT in patients with CVDs. 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