Table 1.

Content of growth factors in fluid of the pericardial cavity

	CSps group		Control group
	Week 1	Week 4	Week 1	Week 4
VEGF (pg mL–1)	909.0 ± 85.1**	65.3 ± 22.5**	297.4 ± 53.6	33.2 ± 12.2
bFGF (pg mL–1)	318.5 ± 58.9**	83.9 ± 11.2**	36.4 ± 6.9	26.9 ± 6.2
IGF‐1 pg mL–1)	14368.1 ± 423.4**	4786.1 ± 337.1**	5659.5 ± 382.5	1307.3 ± 247.8
HGF (pg mL–1)	2158.5 ± 167.6**	339.4 ± 64.2**	1338.6 ± 129.7	169.2 ± 36.2

^** P < 0.01 versus the control group at the same time point