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Causes of Epigastric pulsations

Prominent epigastric pulsations are seen in
  • Right ventricular enlargement
  • Aortic pulsation in thin individual
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Vascular tumours of the liver.
  • Mass over the aorta (transmitted pulsations)
  • Transmitted hepatic pulsations in tricuspid incompetence