VEGFA and myocardial infarction: In the affected regions of MI hearts, a significant increase (p = 0.03) of VEGF mRNA in comparison to healthy control hearts was found, but upregulation of VEGF mRNA in the non-affected regions of MI hearts was not significant (p = 0.08) although there is a tendency towards increased VEGF mRNA expression in these regions when compared to the healthy controls.