TNF and myocardial infarction: Levels of TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TNF-α, sTNFR-1, and sTNFR-2 were remarkably increased (P < 0.001), and EPCs and VEGF were remarkably lowered (P < 0.001) in the elderly patients with recurrent myocardial infarction after coronary stent implantation.