Left running head: MELTZER et al Right running head: FIBRINOLYSIS AND RISK OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION Scientific section designation: CLINICAL TRIALS AND OBSERVATIONS Plasma levels of fibrinolytic proteins and the risk of myocardial infarction in men

Mirjam E. Meltzer, Carine J.M. Doggen, Philip G. de Groot, Frits R. Rosendaal, MD, and Ton Lisman Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; 3 Department of Health Technology and Services Research, School for Management and Governance, University of Twente, Enschede; Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; 6 Surgical Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands