PLA2G7 and atherosclerosis: Moreover, the risk of carotid stenosis was increased 1.39 times in the hs‐CRP+/Lp‐PLA2+ group participants compared with the hs‐CRP−/Lp‐PLA2− group participants, indicating a synergistic effect of hs‐CRP and Lp‐PLA2 in atherosclerosis.