Elevated levels of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers such as monocyte chemotactic protein-4 (MCP-4), amyloid A (AA), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) (p < 0.001) have been associated with severe carotid artery stenosis and multivessel coronary arteries in elderly individuals. This evidence concerns the gene CCL13 and coronary atherosclerosis measurement.