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 7

Young man with cystic fibrosis complicated by cirrhosis, who developed extravascular and intravascular volume overload, and was found to have Corrigan’s pulse and elevated JVP. Note that both the arterial pulse and venous pulse can be seen in this video. The arterial pulse is bounding. The venous pulse is elevated (patient is in the upright position).