ALB and myocardial infarction: A 21.9-year follow-up study of the American population by Djoussé et al. found that low levels of serum albumin increase the incidence of myocardial infarction in both men [RR = 1.71, 95% CI = (1.17, 2.52)] and women [RR = 2.10, 95% CI = (1.10, 4.00)]14.