Table 1.

Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

● Written informed consent to participate in the study ● Age ≥ 18 years ● Admission to the hospital due to first ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-STEMI ● PCI with stent implantation

● Cardiogenic shock ● Chronic kidney disease ● (eGFR < 45 mL/min) ● Autoimmune disease ● Active neoplastic disease ● Chronic inflammatory disease ● Acute gastrointestinal disease within the last month ● Chronic intestinal disease ● Antibiotic therapy within the last two months ● Dietary supplements within the last seven days ● Pregnant and breast-feeding patients or intent to become pregnant during the study period

Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.