Desmin (Des), myosin binding protein C-2 (MybpC-2), troponin T-1 (Tnnt1), and myosin binding protein C-3 (MybpC3) were all significantly different between WT-Sham and WT-TAC hearts but not between AKAP13-∆PKD1-sham and TAC hearts. This evidence concerns the gene DES and persistent truncus arteriosus.