The Osteoprotegerin – Von Willebrand Factor Complex: Protagonist Or Bystander In Atherothrombosis?

DOI: 10.1515/amma-2016-0012

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.

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