"Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Heart Disease in Overweight and Obesity With and Without Metabolic Syndrome" 
JAMA IM
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1770522 
"Conclusions and Relevance  These findings suggest that overweight and obesity are risk factors for MI and IHD regardless of the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome and that metabolic syndrome is no more valuable than BMI in identifying individuals at risk."