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Erratum
Infliximab, an anti-TNF-alpha agent, improves left atrial abnormalities in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis: preliminary results
Çetin Süha, Mustafa Gökhan, Keskin Göksal, Yeter Ekrem, Do
ğ
an Mehmet, Öztürk Mehmet Akif
Cardiovasc J Afr
2014;
25
(4): 168–175.
The authors’ names should have been:
Süha Çetin, Gökhan Mustafa, Göksal Keskin, Ekrem Yeter, Mehmet Do
ğ
an, Mehmet Akif Öztürk
We regret the error.