Figure 4. Circulating and myocardial miRNA expression.
(A) MiR-221 expression in plasma was significantly increased (z = −2.010, P = 0.044). (B) There was a positive correlation between miR-221 expression in the plasma and myocardium (r = 0.434, P = 0.004). (C) MiR-19b expression in plasma decreased significantly (z = −4.301, P ≤ 0.001). (D) There was no significant difference in the expression of miR-19b in plasma and myocardium (r = −0.012, P = 0.942); HOCM, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.