Key result
The novel HARMS2-AF risk score, ranging from 0 to 14 and incorporating lifestyle factors, was developed and validated to predict incident atrial fibrillation.
Why the study?
Does the HARMS2-AF risk score predict incident atrial fibrillation?
Does the HARMS2-AF risk score predict incident atrial fibrillation?
The HARMS2-AF risk score provides a novel tool incorporating modifiable lifestyle factors to predict the development of atrial fibrillation.
Several lifestyle factors are associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), and interventions targeting these lifestyle factors have been shown to reduce incident AF. A novel AF risk prediction score incorporating lifestyle factors, the HARMS2-AF risk score, was recently proposed.1 This score, ranging from 0 to 14, incorporates information about hypertension, age, “raised” body mass index, male sex, sleep apnea, smoking, and alcohol. It was developed and internally validated with the UK Biobank population and externally examined in the Framingham Heart Study.
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Marcus et al. (2024) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. HARMS2-AF risk score was evaluated on Incident atrial fibrillation. The novel HARMS2-AF risk score, ranging from 0 to 14 and incorporating lifestyle factors, was developed and validated to predict incident atrial fibrillation.
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