Two versions of this report, now we just need researchers to determine if the same applies to arteries in the brain/neck
http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2012/12/03/study-points-to-inflammation-as-cause-of-plaque-buildup-in-heart-vessels/

International study points to inflammation as cause of plaque buildup in heart vessels, researchers say

This paragraph is fascinating, I wonder if the statin makers are going to try to discredit it.

Perhaps the most interesting results of this study show that some people may be born with a predisposition to the development of coronary atherosclerosis because they have inherited mutations in some key genes related to inflammation. There has been much debate as to whether inflammation seen in plaque buildup in heart vessels is a cause or a consequence of the plaques themselves. Our network analysis of the top approximately 240 genetic signals in this study seems to provide evidence that genetic defects in some pathways related to inflammation are a cause.