Inflammatory Markers for Arterial Stiffness in Cardiovascular Diseases (2017 Aug 31 Atanas G Atanasov) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5583158/ Inflammation plays a major role in large artery stiffening, in the context of cardiovascular risk factors, atherosclerosis, vascular calcification, oxidative stress, etc.