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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcmed.2007.03.011 Byline: Gulnara Chapidze (a), Nino Dolidze (a), Daniel A. Enquobahrie (b)(c)(d), Simon Kapanadze (a), Nino Latsabidze (a), Michelle A. Williams (b)(d) Abstract: Associations between inflammation, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and cardiovascular disease have been reported. Limited information, however, is available on the prevalence of MetS and its relation to inflammation among Georgian cardiology patients. We investigated MetS components (elevated blood pressure, abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride concentrations, decreased HDL-cholesterol concentrations, and elevated fasting glucose) and their relationships with C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations in this population. Author Affiliation: (a) Emergency Cardiology Center, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia (b) Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, Washington (c) Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, Washington (d) Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, Washington Article History: Received 3 January 2007; Accepted 14 March 2007 Article Note: (miscellaneous) (ARCMED-D-07-00007).