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Podcast: The Lead Podcast presented by Heart Rhythm Society
Episode: The Lead Podcast - Episode 50
Description: Deepthy Varghese, MSN, ACNP, FNP, of Northside Hospital, is joined by guests Sandeep K. Goyal, MD, FHRS, Piedmont Heart Institute, and Andrea M. Russo, MD, FHRS, Cooper University Hospital. to discuss the article explores that development and validation of the HARMS2-AF score, a novel lifestyle risk assessment tool for identifying atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in the general population. Using data from the UK Biobank and Framingham Heart Study, the score, derived through Cox proportional hazards regression, includes variables like hypertension, age, body mass index, sex, sleep apnea, smoking, and alcohol. Physical inactivity and diabetes were not significant predictors...