Washington, July 18 . Ending days of speculation regarding photographs showing bruising on the US president’s hand, the White House announced that Donald Trump is suffering from a chronic vein condition.
After recently experiencing swelling in his legs, Trump underwent a “comprehensive exam” including vascular testing, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt yesterday.
Leavitt further said Trump’s bruised hand was consistent with “tissue damage from frequent handshaking” while taking aspirin, which she said is “part of a standard cardio-vascular prevention regimen”.
Trump, 79, has regularly touted his good health and once described himself as “the healthiest president that’s ever lived”, reported BBC.
The president’s recently discovered vein condition is called ‘chronic venous insufficiency’, which occurs when leg veins fail to pump blood to the heart, causing it to pool in the lower limbs, which can then become swollen.
Leavitt said that there was “no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease” and that all results from the test were “within normal limits”.
As per a note from White House physician Sean Barbabella, the condition is “benign and common”, especially in people over age 70.
Additional testing showed “no signs of heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic illness” in Trump, Barbabella said in the note, confirming the information from Leavitt’s briefing.
Overall, Trump is in “excellent health”, the doctor wrote.
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