In fact, the serum levels of Gal-3 was not related to left ventricular remodeling defined by cardiac MRI in patients with acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction, although certain biomarkers involved in extracellular matrix turnover, such as matrix metalloproteinase-3 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 at baseline (mean 46 h), were highly associated [66]. Here, LGALS3 is linked to acute myocardial infarction.