Learn to read your pulse for hidden heart problems. Rhythm irregularities and rate changes reveal cardiovascular issues.

A bounding pulse is a pulse that feels as though your heart is pounding or racing. Your pulse will probably feel strong and powerful if you have a bounding pulse. Your doctor might refer to your ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MDMedically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD A bounding pulse is a strong heartbeat felt over an artery, such as in the neck, wrist, or foot. Possible causes include ...

Carotid pulse. Note the vigor of the pulse. A bounding, vigorous upstroke with a rapid collapse (Corrigan's water hammer pulse) suggests aortic insufficiency due to increased pulse pressure.

In this paper, we presented a region-matching method named ‘waveform matching’ (WFMA) for PTT estimation, which selected two matching regions in the carotid and femoral pulse waveforms and ...

If the pulse is bounding, you are probably observing the carotid artery. The "a" and "c" waves. Note the "a" (atrial contraction) wave at the top of the venous pulse. Bounding giant "a" waves are ...