Figure 4.

Right ventricular uptake of fatty acids. Forrest plot of CPT1B expression at mRNA level (A). Bubble plot showing the relation between CPT1B expression at mRNA level with duration of pressure load (B). Data are presented as Hedges’ g. Combined Hedges’ g are presented as squares: gray representing Hedges’ g of a specific model, black representing Hedges’ g of all included studies. Bars represent 95% CI. Bubble size represents relative study precision, calculation based on SD. Black line represents regression line, gray lines represents 95% CI. = indicates not statistically significant affected; ↓, decreased; CI, cardiac index; CO, cardiac output; CPT1B, carnitine palmitoyltransferase; FHR, fawn hooded rats; i², level of heterogeneity; n, number of included animals; PAB, pulmonary artery banding; PH, pulmonary hypertension; PL, pressure load; RV, right ventricular; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic movement.