Resveratrol protected isolated rat heart or H9c2 cells against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion damage by upregulating vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF‐B), which also provided cardioprotection against isoproterenol (ISO)‐induced myocardial infarction (MI) via the VEGF‐B/AMPK/eNOS/NO (vascular endothelial growth factor B/AMP‐activated protein kinase/endothelial NO synthase/nitric oxide) signaling pathway (Feng et al., 2019). This evidence concerns the gene VEGFB and myocardial ischemia.