--c-reactive protein, and inflammation influencing cardiac events, thought I'd reiterate here what I just posted in another thread:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread143794.html

Frankly, I do think you need to be looked at for lingering infection, and probably need a rheumatological (autoimmunity) work-up as well--you wouldn't be the first person to have an autoimmune cascade concurrent with or following a bacterial or viral infection.