Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Vascular calcification contributes substantially to the burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This protocol describes a simple method to quantify vascular smooth muscle cell-mediated calcium precipitation in vitro by fluorescent imaging.
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