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We measured the changes of plasma von Willebrand factor antigen and fi
brinogen levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated w
ith recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and patients not given fi
brinolytic drugs. The von Willebrand factor levels are greater in pati
ents with Q-wave than in patients with non-Q-wave myocardial infarctio
n and are independent of thrombolytic treatment. Fibrinogen levels are
depressed by thrombolytic treatment but are unrelated to the presence
or absence of Q waves.