Table 6 Protein expression of total NF-AT3 and NF-AT4 in right atria with different valvular disease in different group

PeAF group (n = 30)

PaAF group (n = 30)

SR group (n = 30)

MVD

0.990 ± 0.398^a,b,g (n = 12)

0.695 ± 0.147^i,j (n = 15)

0.313 ± 0.109^k,l (n = 12)

DVD

0.880 ± 0.183^c,d,h (n = 13)

0.516 ± 0.053 (n = 9)

0.331 ± 0.050 (n = 10)

AVD

0.522 ± 0.039^e,f (n = 5)

0.396 ± 0.048 (n = 6)

0.170 ± 0.071 (n = 8)

NF-AT4

PeAF group (n = 30)

PaAF group (n = 30)

SR group (n = 30)

MVD

1.109 ± 0.375^a,b,f (n = 12)

0.559 ± 0.222^h (n = 15)

0.332 ± 0.147ⁱ (n = 12)

DVD

1.010 ± 0.379^c,d,g (n = 13)

0.415 ± 0.112 (n = 9)

0.331 ± 0.132^j (n = 10)

AVD

0.492 ± 0.109^e (n = 5)

0.244 ± 0.054 (n = 6)

0.158 ± 0.018 (n = 8)