LncRNAs, such as metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1), MANTIS, myocardial infarction associated transcript (MIAT) and antisense non-coding RNA in the INK4 locus (ANRIL)5–8, have been found to regulate angiogenesis by adopting a variety of roles. This evidence concerns the gene MALAT1 and myocardial infarction.