White House: Donald Trump has vein problems causing his legs to swell
WASHINGTON: Following the release of photos showing Trump with swollen ankles and makeup concealing the affected area of his hand, the White House said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump is suffering from bruises on his right hand and edema in his lower legs.
During a news conference, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt delivered a letter from Trump’s physician stating that both conditions were benign. She informed reporters that his hand was damaged from shaking so many hands and that his leg swelling was caused by a “common” venous issue.
The revelation aimed to dispel a number of online speculations that, based on the picture evidence, the 79-year-old Trump may be afflicted with a terrible illness.
Following Leavitt’s briefing, the White House made public the letter from Sean Barbabella, Trump’s doctor and a U.S. Navy officer. It said that Trump was put through a battery of tests about the problems.
According to Barbabella, the president’s legs had an ultrasound, which “revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.”
According to the letter, there was no proof that Trump had vascular disease or deep vein thrombosis.
According to Barbabella, further examinations revealed no indications of renal damage, heart failure, or a systemic ailment.
Leavitt informed reporters The ailment was not causing Trump any pain.
Additionally, Barbabella said that Trump’s right hand was bruised.
He called it “consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regimen.”
“President Trump remains in excellent health,” he said.
Chronic venous insufficiency, according to Kwame Amankwah, a doctor who serves as head of vascular surgery at the University of Connecticut in Hartford, is often a problem with the lower legs, where the veins have trouble returning blood from the legs to the heart.
Leg elevation and compression stockings are often used to treat it, he noted.
“The problem has to be treated even if he doesn’t have heart disease. Severe edema and ulceration may develop if compression stockings and elevation are not used, necessitating more extensive medical procedures, according to Amankwah.
According to NYU Langone Health physician Todd Berland, head of outpatient vascular treatments, chronic venous insufficiency “has no overall effect on life expectancy. “It is a problem of life quality rather than life quantity.
On April 11, Trump traveled to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Washington suburbs for a thorough checkup. It said that Trump has no serious health issues and a regular heart rhythm.