Fig. 1

Quantitative determination of mRNAs of (a) Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, C-4 to C-12 straight chain (ACADM), b Fatty acid binding protein 3 (FABP3), c Enoyl CoA hydratase 1 (ECH1), d Acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 2 (ACAA2), e Enoyl-CoA, hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (EHHADH), f Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A), g Phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) by real-time RT-PCR in the left atria of mitral regurgitation patients with heart failure (MR), patients with aortic valve disease and heart failure (AVD), and purchased normal controls (NC). *P < 0.05