Osteoprotegerin, pericytes and bone-like vascular calcification are associated with carotid plaque stability.

Osteoprotegerin, pericytes and bone-like vascular calcification are associated with carotid plaque stability.

<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Vascular calcification, recapitulating bone formation, has a profound impact on plaque stability. The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of bone-like vascular calcification (named osteoid metaplasia = OM) and of osteoprotegerin on plaqu...

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Main Authors: Jean-Michel Davaine, Thibaut Quillard, Régis Brion, Olivier Lapérine, Béatrice Guyomarch, Thierry Merlini, Mathias Chatelais, Florian Guilbaud, Meadhbh Áine Brennan, Céline Charrier, Dominique Heymann, Yann Gouëffic, Marie-Françoise Heymann
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4b4a0f94d79845ea8e36fb623f213069
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