[FReepaholic]

...I don't know about heart problems but heart murmers you do...

Yeah, I think it has something to do with the valve. I recall my dentist talking about it one time.

[537cant be wrong]

i had rhumatic fever as a young'un.
in bed for 2 1/2 years, 6th and 7th grade taught at home 1 hour a day.
the malidy left me with a heart mummer and the dentist will do nothing if i am not pre medicated (whiskey does not count)
they always have stories about bacteria settling into any area of the body that has been weakened.
i take my meds. it could get ugly.