Question: I went to the doctor yesterday because I was having major heart palpitations when I lay down and I could not lay down or sleep. I told him that they start a week ago when I got an infection in my right nostril that would not heal. The palpitation so were bad I could not lay down without my heart flipping out. I told the doctor that I think I have an infection because I have had body aches and continues bleeding of the nostril and foul smell, I also felt week. He performed 2 ekg's. 1 laying flat on my back and one laying on my right side which severely triggered these palpitations. It was all seen on the ekg which came back abnormal. Ekg #1 came back with Sinus Rhythm, Possible left atrial abnormality, left axis Deviation, and rSr (V1) - probable normal variant. Ekg #2 Sinus Tachycardia with aberrantly conducted supraventricular complexes with PVCs with PACs, Left axis deviation, rSr' (V1) - probable normal variant. This did not make sense since just 5 months ago I had an ekg, that was totally normal and echocardiogram what was normal except minimal mitral valve prolapse. So I then requested some blood work to check for infection. Lab results came back showing high white blood cell count of 12.2 with upper limit being 10.8 and high abs neutrophils of 10500 with upper limit of 7800. In addition, my prothrombin time with high at 11.9 with upper limit being 11.5. So I think it is obvious there is a bacterial infection. My concern is my heart. #1 should I be concerned Infective Endocarditis and Do I need to get on antibiotics asap and what type should I take. Also, should I just take more vitamin k for the prothrombin time?

actually just had a normal echocadiogram and ekg 6 months ago. I do frequent testing for I am an athlete. I believe that these recent changes to the ekg are probably just rythum disturbance and or inflamation and will return back to normal after the infections gone, do you agree? do you recomend augmentin as a antibiotic or which one? will torpol xl work ok for the athrymias? I will redu the echo as well...