Table 1. Clinicopathological data of patients for the heart tissue with MI.
| Patient #1 | Patient #2 | Patient #3 | Patient #4 | Patient #5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 86 | 85 | 82 | 41 | 51 |
| Gender | M | F | F | F | F |
| MI | Subacute and acute | Old | Old | Old | Old |
| Coronary lesions | Distal LAD (#8) occlusion by plaque rupture, distal RCA (#3 stenosis with plaque rupture) | Proximal LAD (#6) | Distal LAD (#8) | Distal LAD (#10) | Proximal LAD (#6–#7), stenosis of LCX and RCA |
| Infarct areas | Anteroseptal/inferior area (sampling site) and posterior wall | Anterior wall, subendocardial | Anterolateral area | Anterolateral area | Anteroseptal area |
| Associated disease (s) | Intractable bronchopneumonia, Prostate cancer and cardiogenic cerebral infarction | Metastatic colony cancer, Diabetes mellitus | Infective endocarditis based on rheumatic heart disease | MDS (post-BM transplantation), Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia | Post-total colectomy hematoma, Diabetic nephropathy |
| Cause of death | Intractable bronchopneumonia | Metastatic colony cancer | Infective endocarditis | Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia | Post-total colectomy hematoma |
| Clinical intervention for coronary lesions | No (clinically silent) | Stent insertion in LAD (#6) | No (clinically silent) | No (clinically silent) | Stent insertion in LAD (#6–#7) |
| Medication | No (clinically silent) | No | No (clinically silent) | No (clinically silent) | No |
MI: myocardial infarction. LAD: left anterior descending. RCA: right coronary artery. LCX: left circumflex. MDS: myelodysplastic syndromes. BM: bone marrow.