Table 3.

Comparison between sub-group IA, and sub-group IB regarding their serum TNF-α, PTEN levels and EF%.

	Sub-group 1A n = 20	Sub-group 1B n = 12	P value
TNF-α	240 ± 82	151 ± 34	0.001
PTEN	115 ± 38	64 ± 22	0.001
EF%  *At presentation  *At follow-up	42 ± 7% 32 ± 6%	44 ± 5% 50 ± 2%	0.47 0.001