Rayilyn: > Bill, I discovered I had mitral valve prolapse over 20 yrs ago when I had > cancer and saw a program which linked it to anxiety attacks which I developed > after chemo. My oncologist thought MVP was the cause. I have never heard > of it linked with PD which I have now, except there was an article I read > somewhere that MVP developed in the heart at same time sympathetic nervous > sytem developed in utero. First, thank you for responding. As a professional research person, I should do a little homeland defense. My wandering mind kicked in right after I wrote the "intro." Here is the MVPS connect- http://www.ndrf.org/ and click on "Autonomic Disorders are classified into two divisions" So. The connection. More complex answers to unasked questions! > Maybe one of the docs on this List can clarify or > correct this claim. It doesn't help much, though, does it? Actually, it does help when other minds dwell on the same thought. Thanks again for writing.. Regards, Bill ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn