Let me bring in Dr. . John Torres who's joining us now. Okay.So, when you see this this diagnosis of CVI, is it a sign of any larger issue here. Is there any test that the White House didn't run that you think they should have. So, the chronic venous insufficiency itself is not a sign of anything.It is a benign condition like was mentioned earlier, but the causes behind it could be an issue and that's what they need to check. They did check some of them because deep vein thrombosis, that blood clot in the l ...

The risk factors are typically, as you can see there, the older we get, people tend to get them above the age of 50 and particularly above the age of 70. One in 20 adults have them. The symptoms first start off with achy legs, tired legs.People say, "My legs just feel exhausted. I'm starting to have some pain in there." You can get discoloration, especially in the ankles and the shin area. And then that swelling starts, which is what you mentioned that you can see with President Trump. If that swelling cont ...

Many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president's hand and also swelling in the president's legs. That's a classic Venus insufficiency, swelling of the ankles. Chronic venus insufficiency refers to a disease where the veins which normally return the blood to the heart and all veins have delicate one-way valves that keep the blood moving north back to the heart.In chronic venus insufficiency, these valves are not working well and their veins are weak and blood is backing up and causin ...

In 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. The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies.Bilateral lower extremity venus Doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venus insufficiency AB9 in common condition particularly in individuals over the age of 70. Importantly, there was no ...