Table 3 Left ventricular gene expression

n

9

10

10

Angiotensin converting enzyme

1.00 ± 0.09

0.81 ± 0.08

0.38 ± 0.06^††

Atrial natriuretic peptide

1.00 ± 0.26

7.98 ± 2.09**

0.92 ± 0.25^††

Brain natriuretic peptide

1.00 ± 0.17

2.97 ± 0.55**

1.16 ± 1.22^†

Connective tissue growth factor

1.00 ± 0.17

7.76 ± 0.29*

0.48 ± 0.17^††

GATA binding protein 4

1.00 ± 0.09

1.83 ± 0.3*

1.17 ± 0.18

Myocyte enhancer factor 2A

1.00 ± 0.11

1.64 ± 0.29

1.14 ± 0.18