Cardiology Arterial Pulses

Aortic Coarctation

Patient 1

This is a middle-age man who was admitted to the hospital with cardiogenic shock of unclear etiology. He was discovered to have Corrigan’s pulse on exam, which led to the discovery of Quincke’s pulse, radial-femoral pulse delay, and discrepant blood pressures between the upper and lower extremities. He was subsequently diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta

This patient also has Quincke’s pulse, vigorous peripheral pulses in the upper extremities, radial-femoral pulse delay.