Decreased Cathepsin K Plasma Level may Reflect an Association of Osteopoenia/Osteoporosis with Coronary Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Calcification in Male Patients with Stable Angina

osteoprotegerin-deficient mice develop early onset osteoporosis and arterial calcification

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Differential Expression of Bone Matrix Regulatory Proteins in Human Atherosclerotic Plaques

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Osteoprotegerin Reverses Osteoporosis by Inhibiting Endosteal Osteoclasts and Prevents Vascular Calcification by Blocking a Process Resembling Osteoclastogenesis

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