FBLN2 and myocardial infarction: Our observations are consistent with those of Tsuda et al., who demonstrated that deficiency of FBLN2, another member of this family, protects against the deposition of collagen I and III and ventricular remodeling after MI without causing additional cardiac rupture.[37] In the present study, we found that FBLN7 significantly contributed to diffuse fibrosis in the myocardium remote from the infarct.