First off, I'm not knocking anything anybody else is saying. The world is not black and white, it's a spectrum. Secondly, I'm not saying the people asking about strong pulses have heart disease, though I think it's likely some of them have minor or serious cardiovascular disease... But I'm not a doctor. I do know some people just won't die no matter what the medical profession knows to be the 'way it goes' for their particular problem or abnormality. Thirdly, I don't want to scare anyone, that's not my aim when I describe my experiences. I'm hoping to help if possible. Please remember that doctors are often wrong, misinformed, ignorant, and can miss crucial symptoms or misdiagnose. They're only human, limited by the lack of knowledge that prevails despite the great modern advances, and the human condition is vastly variable. Get a second, third, fourth and twentieth opinion if you need! It's crucial to be open-minded and research, research, research. Re-Search! There's ALWAYS more to learn, even for the experts and specialists.
The following paragraph is just my view and experience of severe heart disease. And that strong pulse in the abdomen features, though I'm not sure if it even plays a relevant role.
People shouldn't assume they are healthy just because they healthy eaters or are young. Heart disease and problems are the highest killer of children in australia under the age of 5. Many people are born with heart problems. I was, and have had a massive cardiac infarction, when I was 21. I've still got heart disease despite being a lot better than I was. I'm 25 at the moment. Sometimes I too see my pulse in my abdomen. I had such a strong pulse right before the heart attack that it shook my pants legs. Did you know that with the very first transplant patient they realized that irritability was a symptom of heart failure? And he only lived like a day beyond the transplant! I was raging mad before the heart attack, didn't know why, couldn't control it. Had never before had any trouble controlling my temper. Felt a bubbly feeling in my lungs or chest area each time I breathed in; now I know that was fluid in the pericardial sac caused by backwash from arrhythmia. I had congestive left side heart failure; when I was younger I had right side heart failure with oedema of the legs so bad I couldn't crouch without stretching the skin terribly. But lots of things can cause a strong pulse and irritability, fluid in the lungs, etc. so not freaking is important...
Also, fear and anger ---especially anger--- are causes of heart disease and other problems. All your body either works in harmony or it doesn't... There is no one system that goes down alone. Despite what the some GP's may say. My dad passes medicals with 'healthy as a horse' marks all the time --- and I got my heart problems from him! (Arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, abnormal shape). I had grandparents who had regular, severe angina without dying of heart problems or having treatment for them. I had NO angina or any other warning signs of heart attack before it happened... Only had those after, LOL. Anyway, just wanted to say a heart attack's not the end of the world... The majority of heart attack sufferers survive their first without help, and despite all the wonders of medical science, the heart is still better off left to heal itself in many cases. Obviously I'm not advocating totally boycotting medical care, though. Cardiovascular specialists can help a lot. A lot of it's diet, lifestyle, exercise, giving (and to a lesser extent receiving) love, release of anger and grudges, learning what a truly healthy meal and environment is... And no, it's not necessarily healthy just because it contains the five food groups! A transplant, pacemaker or drugs are not the answer for my case. If you have any symptoms of cardio/vascular disease, the best thing to do --- the inevitable thing, if you want to live --- is to look after yourself, love, and hope. Live healthy in every way. Being sick or disabled gets old fast, and the majority of it we do to ourselves.