Corrigan’s Pulse

A large, bounding carotid pulse seen in aortic regurgitation, high-output physiology (sepsis, liver disease, wet beriberi, etc.), and coarctation of aorta.

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Patient 2

This is a middle-aged woman with a history of thoracic aortic aneurysm complicated by a type A dissection status-post valve-sparing aortic root replacement, who has subsequently developed moderate to severe aortic regurgitation.

This patient also has a decrescendo diastolic murmur over Erb’s point and Quincke’s pulse.