 [ Symptoms ] sepsis do i have to stop smoking weed and taking ecstasy  ok so my best mate just told me he has a systematic blood infection and that it is pretty serious he smokes cigarettes weed takes ecstasy and drinks and i am really worried that any or all of these habits are going to impede his treatment and decline his chance of surviving obviously he should stop these habits because he is only 17 but what i really want to know is if all these activities are going to make his treatment harder and if so which ones in particular thanks in advance [ Disease ] mitral valve prolapse mvp is often seen in fm i conducted a study years ago at the ohio state university and published results that showed the majority of people with fm also had evidence of mvp on cardiac echo testing mvp is a condition where one of the heart valves the mitral valve bulges excessively during the heartbeat although it sounds scary most doctors feel that mvp is usually a benign condition it may contribute to atypical chest wall pain in some patients with fm or it may be part of the dysfunctional autonomic nerves and contribute to rapid heart rate palpitations and shortness of breath in some we are not sure exactly why those with fm seem to have more mvp than the general population perhaps there is a genetic factor involved or a dynamic change that results from the dysfunctional autonomic nerves more research is needed in this area chest pain in fm is usually not angina but people with fm can have other problems too including heart problems if there is ever any questions about chest pain or new cardiac symptoms a physician should be consulted at once