Initiation and Propagation of Vascular Calcification Is Regulated by a Concert of Platelet- and Smooth Muscle Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles

The ageing population continues to suffer from its primary killer, cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite recent advances in interventional medicinal and surgical therapies towards the end of the 20th century, the epidemic of cardiovascular disease has not been halted. Yet, rather than receding globa...

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Main Authors: Leon J. Schurgers, Asim C. Akbulut, Dawid M. Kaczor, Maurice Halder, Rory R. Koenen, Rafael Kramann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00036/full