Clinical & Experimental Cardiology

Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access

ISSN: 2155-9880

Research Article - (2010) Volume 1, Issue 1

Left Atrial Enlargement Correlates with Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Patients at High Risk for Atrial Fibrillation

Heather L. Bloom1*, Irfan Shukrullah2, William Jang3, Richard N. Vest III4 and Samuel C. Dudley2
1Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2University of Illinois at Chicago, Section of Cardiology Chicago, IL, USA
3Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA, USA
4Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
*Corresponding Author: Heather L. Bloom, MD, Atlanta VAMC, Suite 111B, 1670 Clairmont Dr, Decatur GA 30033, USA, Tel: 404.321.6111 Exn. 6391, Fax: 404.329.2211 Email:

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