BAX and myocardial infarction: However, compared with the CON group and the Sham group, the model group showed increased DBP and HR (both P < 0.05), decreased SBP and CF (both P < 0.05), and large area of myocardial infarction, and it also showed increased VEGF and bax levels and decreased bcl-2 level in myocardial tissues (all P < 0.05).