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I get a painful throbbing in my carotids with some physical activity especially stairs. i have excellent bp and cholesterol. what could this be?

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Dr. Jerome Zacks answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Needs evaluation.: Your symptoms merit a careful medical examination. Your doctor should take your history, examine you and decide if further tests might be needed to provide the answer to your exertional symptoms.

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/20/2020

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