WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a blood circulation issue, after noticing \u201cmild swelling in his lower legs,\u201d White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed Thursday.<\/p>\n
Leavitt made the surprise disclosure while addressing conjecture about recent bruising on Trump\u2019s hands, which she said was assessed to be \u201cminor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin\u201d as a preventative heart-health measure.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the effort of transparency, the president wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today,\u201d Leavitt said.<\/p>\n
President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after noticing swelling in his legs, the White House has revealed. AP<\/p>\n
\u201cIn recent weeks, President Trump noted mild swelling in his lower legs. In keeping with routine medical care, and out of an abundance of caution, this concern was thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies. Bilateral lower extremity venous doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency \u2026 a common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cImportantly, there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease \u2026 An echocardiogram was also performed and confirmed normal cardiac structure and function, no signs of heart failure, renal impairment or systemic illness were identified additionally.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear how Trump, 79, would be treated for the ailment.<\/p>\n
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said bruising on Trump\u2019s hands was \u201cminor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin.\u201d AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Eagle-eyed presidential watchers noticed swelling in the president\u2019s ankles. FIFA via Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cRecent photos of the president have shown minor bruising on the back of his hand,\u201d she also acknowledged.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is 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. This is a well known and benign side effect of aspirin therapy and the president remains in excellent health, which I think all of you witness on a daily basis here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a blood circulation issue, after noticing \u201cmild…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":70693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,69,8133,12235,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,80,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969,5223],"class_list":{"0":"post-70692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-karoline-leavitt","11":"tag-medical-disorders","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-city","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkcity","16":"tag-ny","17":"tag-nyc","18":"tag-politics","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-us-news","25":"tag-usa","26":"tag-white-house"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114870249305535070","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}