Fig. 1

Plasma lipid and creatine kinase levels and cardiac parameter on chow and Western diets. Plasma total cholesterol (a), HDL (b), triglycerides (c), and creatine kinase (d) as well as cardiac parameters from echocardiogram at 7 months of age on chow and Western diet: ejection fraction (e) and left ventricular systolic volume (f). Chow: WT (n = 2–3), ApoE (n = 5), mdx (n = 6–7), mdx-ApoE (n = 8–11). Western: WT (n = 6–9), ApoE (n = 4–7), mdx (n = 6), mdx-ApoE (n = 8–11). Mean + SEM. (a–c) *P < 0.05 compared to WT and ApoE #P < 0.05 compared to all other groups; (d–f) **P < 0.01