ACE and myocardial infarction: Therefore, the primary objective of the VALsartan in post-mI remoDeling (VALID) study is to address this issue in Korean patients who suffered their first acute ST-elevation MI by comparing the impact of different doses of valsartan, an ARB demonstrated as effective as ACE inhibitor in post-MI patients [12], on echocardiographic variables of left ventricular remodeling during the follow-up period of 1 year.