[Increased fibrinogen and factor VII activity levels in patients after myocardial infarction].

Functional and biochemical parameters of the haemostatic system in coronary heart disease (CHD) are still not well defined. Epidemiological studies indicate a positive correlation between fibrinogen (F) level and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Two independent ways of factor VII activation in the coagulation cascade suggest a special role of this factor in clot forming (Fig.