CD40LG and myocardial infarction: And in 518 patients with ST-segment elevated MI, elevated serum sCD40L levels were associated with a higher incidence of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events, and elevated sCD40L was an independent predictor of 1-year all-cause mortality (OR 3.68; 95% CI 1.54–8.77) [52].