Vedran Oruc1, Fadi G Hage2,3. 1. Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. vedranoruc@uabmc.edu. 2. Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. 3. Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 306 Lyons Harrison Research Building, 1900 University BLVD, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.