Supplement information is provided in a separate file named “S1 File”.

Table A—BC−/EC+ exhibited decreased ejection fraction and increased end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes (Table A is included in the “S1 File”). Three weeks post MI BC−/EC+ had decreased ejection fraction, increased end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes compared to BC+/EC+ (data are shown as mean ± SEM; BC+/EC+ n = 8 and BC−/EC+ n = 5; presented data were tested with two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni’s post hoc test; * pTable B—BC−/EC+ had modulated myocardial gene expression 72 h post MI (Table B is includes in the “S1 File”). Myocardial gene expression 72 h post MI exhibited significantly up-regulated gene expression of TIMP1 and Biglycan in BC−/EC+ animals, while MMP9, TIMP3 and Decorin were only slightly but not significantly up-regulated compared to BC+/EC+. MMP2, TIMP2 and TIMP4 did not differ between both groups. (BC+/EC+ n = 5, BC−/EC+ n = 4; *p (DOCX)