What’s the Deal With Trump’s Hand Bruise and Well being Points?
After repeating the identical doubtful claims concerning the president’s hand-shaking accidents for months, Crew Trump uncharacteristically gave in and supplied an precise well being replace.
At a June 17 press convention, Leavitt stated that after noticing delicate swelling in his legs in latest weeks, Trump underwent a “complete examination, together with diagnostic vascular research.”
She learn a observe from Trump’s doctor that stated the examination “revealed continual venous insufficiency, ICD-9, a typical situation, notably in people over the age of 70.” Nevertheless, there was “no proof of deep-vein thrombosis or arterial illness,” and an echocardiogram discovered “no indicators of coronary heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic sickness.”
Leavitt nonetheless attributed Trump’s hand bruising handy shaking, however she acknowledged that the every day aspirin he takes as a preventative measure can be an element. “That is in step with minor soft-tissue irritation from frequent hand shaking and the usage of aspirin, which is taken as a part of a normal cardiovascular prevention routine,” she stated.
The White Home launched this observe from Trump’s doctor, Dr. Sean Barbabella, which concluded, “SUMMARY: President Trump stays in wonderful well being.”
