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Figure 1 (a) Plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (vWF) were significantly higher during the acute phase of myocardial infarction in patients with GT+TT (open squares) compared with those with GG (filled diamonds) genotype (p < 0.01). One year after the event, plasma vWF was still higher in GT+TT compared with GG (p < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in vWF levels between genotypes in the control group (p = NS). Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 vs. GG; p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 vs. acute phase; p < 0.05 vs. matched control patients (adjusted according to Bonferoni). (b) Serum levels of oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) were significantly higher during the acute phase of myocardial infarction in patients with GT+TT (open squares) compared with those with GG (filled diamonds) genotype (p < 0.05). Serum oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) was not significantly different in GT+TT compared with GG in patients one year after the event or in matched control patients (p = NS). Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 vs. GG; p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 vs. acute phase; ^ap < 0.05 vs. matched control patients (adjusted according to Bonferroni).