CR1 and myocardial infarction: Changes in CR1 expression on blood cells have been implicated in a variety of diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, acute immunodeficiency syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, malarial anaemia, insulin-dependent diabetes, myocardial infarction, etc) associated with immune system dysfunction, development of inflammatory and autoimmune reactions [26,27,29-33].