Sometimes pulsatile signals will be noticed at the inguinal ligament since
the common femoral artery is in such close proximity to the common femoral
vein.  Here, the pulsatile reflections from the artery are transmitted to
the nearby vein.
Andy Bebry
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Subject: pulsatile venous signal


> I was wondering if any one has encountered pulsatile lower extremity
> venous Doppler signals in a patient who does not have systemic venous
> hypertension (i.e., CHF, tricuspid insufficiency, pulmonary HTN).  We
> had a patient in their early 30's with pulsatile Doppler signals but
> supposedly no cardiac or pulmonary problems.  The waveforms did not
> appear to be the kind you some times can see with transmitted
> pulsatility in younger, thinner patients.  Any thoughts?
>
> Ann Marie Kupinski
> Karmody Vascular Laboratory
> Albany, NY
>
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