Table 1.

The sequences of the primers used for qRT-PCR

Primer		Sequences (5’-3’)
PVT1	Forward	CCTCTTGGTCCCTGATGCA
	Reverse	GATTCCCATGCCTCTCATCCT
ANP	Forward	TGAGTGAGCAGACTGAGGAA
	Reverse	TGGATCTTCGTAGGCTCCGA
BNP	Forward	ACAGAAGCTGCTGGAGCTGA
	Reverse	CCGATCCGGTCTATCTTGTG
β-MHC	Forward	TATCGATGACCTGGAGCTGA
	Reverse	AGTATTGACCTTGTCTTCCTC
GAPDH	Forward	ACAGCAACAGGGTGGTGGAC
	Reverse	TTTGAGGGTGCAGCGAACTT

ANP: atrial natriuretic peptide; BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; β-MHC: beta-myosin heavy chain; GAPDH: glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.