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- “The term ‘palpitation’ refers to a sense of a rapid or irregular pulse,” says Roger Mills, MD, cardiologist and former professor of medicine, University of Florida, and author of “ 240 Beats per Minute.
- Pulse - bounding. A bounding pulse is a strong throbbing felt over one of the arteries in the body. It is due to a forceful heartbeat. The carotid arteries take oxygenated blood from the heart to the brain. The pulse from the carotids may be felt on either side of thefront of the neck just below the angle of the jaw.
Hi Tarek,
1) I can always see a heartbeat at the center, lower part of my neck. it isnt fast or slow . just that the pulse is clearly visible. (neck goes out and in). I read that this might be related to some problems with the actual heart (like pressure problems).. is that true?
It is kind of funny you mention finding the pulsation in your neck. When I was in college my college roommate saw his neck was pulsating and he convinced himself he was dying. It is normal to some pulsation in the neck, especially in thin people. The pulsations related to heart failure refer to the neck veins. Have your doctor look at it the next time you see them. Someone would need to look at to know for sure, but it sounds normal.
2) I sometimes feel pain in my left arm at rest . although i jog each day for almost 2 miles and when i jog the pain goes away . i know this is atypical angina pain but i am concerned for the pain in my left arm The left arm pain has been going on for almost a year now and 8 months ago i went to see a cardiologist . he did a stress test w/echo wich came out fine . but the pulse in my neck is new .
Angina does not get better with exercise. If you have negative stress test, are 25 years old and left arm pain that gets better with exercise, you do not have angina. It is hard to tell what the pain is from but it doesn't sound like your heart.
Increased heart rate and contractility is normal when you go from sitting to standing. This further suggests it is an arterial pulse and is normal.
Hope this helps. Thanks for posting.
1) I can always see a heartbeat at the center, lower part of my neck. it isnt fast or slow . just that the pulse is clearly visible. (neck goes out and in). I read that this might be related to some problems with the actual heart (like pressure problems).. is that true?
It is kind of funny you mention finding the pulsation in your neck. When I was in college my college roommate saw his neck was pulsating and he convinced himself he was dying. It is normal to some pulsation in the neck, especially in thin people. The pulsations related to heart failure refer to the neck veins. Have your doctor look at it the next time you see them. Someone would need to look at to know for sure, but it sounds normal.
2) I sometimes feel pain in my left arm at rest . although i jog each day for almost 2 miles and when i jog the pain goes away . i know this is atypical angina pain but i am concerned for the pain in my left arm The left arm pain has been going on for almost a year now and 8 months ago i went to see a cardiologist . he did a stress test w/echo wich came out fine . but the pulse in my neck is new .
Angina does not get better with exercise. If you have negative stress test, are 25 years old and left arm pain that gets better with exercise, you do not have angina. It is hard to tell what the pain is from but it doesn't sound like your heart.
Increased heart rate and contractility is normal when you go from sitting to standing. This further suggests it is an arterial pulse and is normal.
Hope this helps. Thanks for posting.
Strong Visible Pulse In Neck Symptoms
It is normal to some pulsation in the neck, especially in thin people. The pulsations related to heart failure refer to the neck veins. Have your doctor look at it the next time you see them. Someone would need to look at to know for sure, but it sounds normal. Monsieur leguignon, lampiste. Visible pulse in neck - normal? Ivan1234B Hi, So I noticed 2 months ago that I can see pulse on both side of my neck (on left is stronger), I think I didn't have this before.