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Chronic inflammation is now a well-recognized cause of atherosclerotic vascular disease, including coronary artery disease and stroke. Asymptomatic individuals harboring the common bacterium Chlamydia pneumoniae have been shown to have an elevated incidence of plaque in both the coronary and carotid arteries.

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