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Causes of a visibly pulsating neck laying down?athlete who has been experiencing elevated hr during exercise (not my usual tolerance).

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Jugular...: ...venous pressure: https://vula.uct.ac.za/access/content/group/9c29ba04-b1ee-49b9-8c85-9a468b556ce2/ClinicalSkills/cvs_05.html If you can only see it lying flat down, it's probably normal.

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