FTO and myocardial infarction: Moreover, variants of the FTO gene were linked with various CVDs, including hypertension, myocardial infarction (MI), acute coronary syndrome, and increased risk of rejection in heart transplant patients (Ahmad et al., 2010; He et al., 2014; Liu et al., 2013; Doney et al., 2009; Hubacek et al., 2016; Hubacek et al., 2010; Hubacek et al., 2018b).