In acute myocardial infarction (AMI), proinflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukins, or monocyte-chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 are elevated [1–3] and their increase is of prognostic relevance for future cardiovascular events [4–6] and mortality [7–9]. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and acute myocardial infarction.