Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in the Pathogenesis of Vascular Calcification
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Vascular smooth muscle cells in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification.
Vascular calcification is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In atherosclerotic lesions, calcification is mainly found in the neointima of atheromatous plaques and has been shown to positively correlate with the plaque burden and the risk of myocardial infarction. Calcification of atherosclerotic plaques has been clearly shown to result from osteoblastic differentia...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0009-7330,1524-4571
DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.109.195487