Laboratory investigations demonstrated elevated myocardial enzymes (CK-MB = 128 U/L, LDH = 1390 U/L, AST = 175 U/L), marked dyslipidemia (non-HDL cholesterol = 201 mg/dL, LDL cholesterol = 145 mg/dL), and evidence of an inflammatory response (CRP = 105 mg/L, erythrocyte sedimentation rate = 46 mm/h, fibrinogen = 660 mg/dL). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and metabolic syndrome.