What could cause the visible and strong pulsation on the side of my neck?

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I suggest checking the vitals blood pressure and pulse rate. Check whether these visible movements are venous or arterial because in increased RV (right ventricular) pressure, jugular veins pressure increases and are seen. If you can feel it by placing a finger on it, it is arterial . You can do a 2D (2-dimensional) echocardiogram; it can find the underlying cause. Echocardiogram can measure RV pressures and any aorta-related abnormality if any. There is possibility that it can be a normal finding if all comes normal. Thank you.

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Good to hear that your vitals and tests were normal. It can be while anxiety, your heart rate goes up and neck pulsation becomes visible. I hope you will not be having any symptoms like giddiness. One more thing you can do is bilateral carotid artery Doppler to see any localized findings. It seems a normal finding as your all tests are normal so far. If you have any symptoms then have to be correlated clinically. Thank you.

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Do not worry, as all your tests are normal and you do not have any symptoms that show that you are absolutely fine. I suggest jogging or brisk walking for a healthy heart, do not use tobacco products if you have any habit and if anxiety affects your daily life, consult a psychiatrist. Your condition will improve with counseling. Thanks and regards.

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We need to correlate a finding clinically before getting to a conclusion. I have not seen very prominent pulsation in normal cases. Occasionally, mildly visible pulsation is seen in normal patients with anxiety or stress. Prominent neck pulsation means that the person might have an aorta or its branches-related pathology. We do tests like echocardiogram with color doppler and CT (computed tomography) angiogram of the aorta and its major branches. Thanks and regards.