Vicky, your two-cents worth is always worth a lot. In this case, for instance, it confirms my theory that we can have an underlying heart problem for years that can go undetected by conventional means of diagnosis. The denervation of the cardiac sympathetic nerve and Parkinson's seem to be related, we just have to establish which came first.

The big question is: could some people develop PD as a consequence of heart problems...and could they have developed those heart problems in childhood as a consequence of strep throat or other bacterial infections?