The White House’s physician has disclosed that President Donald Trump received a chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis
The 79-year-old President, Donald Trump, has been diagnosed with a vein condition known as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). This revelation has raised some health concerns for the President of the United States (POTUS).
This condition occurs when the veins in your legs become damaged and can’t function as they should. According to Cleveland Clinic, normally, valves in your leg veins keep the blood flowing back towards the heart. However, CVI damages these valves, causing blood to accumulate in the legs, which leads to increased pressure in the veins and symptoms like swelling and ulcers.
This condition has resulted in noticeable swelling in President Trump’s lower legs, particularly around his ankles.
Earlier today, during a press conference, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt elaborated on the diagnosis. She noted that the President underwent various medical tests to investigate the swelling in his legs and the bruising on the back of his right hand.
Importantly, there was no sign of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease, as confirmed by a communication from the President’s physician, read out by Leavitt.
She mentioned that comprehensive lab work, including blood tests and cardiac assessments, was performed, and all results were within normal limits.
When asked if Trump was experiencing discomfort due to the bruising, Leavitt confidently stated that the President is in excellent health and is not in pain.
Photographs have shown bruises on President Trump for several months. During his campaign trail last year, observant followers noticed a yellowish bruise on his right hand. This bruise reappeared in pictures when President Trump met the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in the Oval Office in February.
In March, two darker marks appeared on the palm of the same hand, dismissed by White House officials as signs of a busy President. Again in April, the dark mark on his hand was evident while he presented an award.
Cleveland Clinic estimates that CVI is quite common, affecting about one in three adults with varicose veins, although annually, one in 50 of them progresses to chronic venous insufficiency.
Overall, CVI affects approximately one in twenty adults, as reported by the health care site. Despite this minor health inconvenience, it seems President Trump is expected to handle the condition quite well.
