The Osteoprotegerin - Von Willebrand Factor Complex: Protagonist Or Bystander In Atherothrombosis?
May 20, 2016
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Published Online: May 20, 2016
Page range: 289 - 290
Received: Jan 22, 2016
Accepted: Jan 24, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2016-0012
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Two important cardiovascular risk factors, osteoprotegerin and Von Willebrand Factor form complex in endothelial cells and in circulating blood. The pathophysiological role of the complex is unknown. We give a brief review of the relevant literature and confront it with some of our recent findings regarding the OPG-VWF correlation.