BioMed Research International

Research Article

HOTAIR Is a Potential Novel Biomarker in Patients with Congenital Heart Diseases

Table 2

General conditions of patients with CHDs group and control group (CN).


Characteristics	CN ()	ASD ()	VSD ()	PDA ()	Statistic

Gender (male/female)	17/19	16/20	10/13	9/22		0.451
Age (, years)						0.109
DS (, cm)	—				—	—
PASP (, mmHg)	—					0.114
LEVF (, %)	—					0.355
Expression of HOTAIR						0.001

Compared with CN group, ; compared with CN group ; LEVF: left ventricular ejection fraction; ASD: atrial septal defect; VSD: ventricular septal defect; PDA: patent ductus arteriosus.