CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta suggests President Trump has a common form of heart disease, based on the results of his coronary calcium CT scan.
Last week, Trump, 71, underwent a thorough catalog of physical exams which longtime White House physician, Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, deemed was a clean bill of health.
Jackson revealed the President’s heart health was ‘excellent’ for a man of his age, while a echocardiogram proved the most muscular pumping chamber of his heart was working normally.
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta (pictured right) suggests President Trump (left) has a common form of heart disease, based on the results of his coronary calcium CT scan
Gupta said the common form of heart disease is not uncommon for a man of Trump’s age and weight, in a Wednesday report
However, Gupta contradicted the positive outcome of the cardiac exam – based on Trump’s coronary calcium score.
In the Wednesday CNN report, Gupta reports Trump’s score of 133, which he said ‘indicates plaque is present and that the patient has heart disease,’ as the number is above 100.
The Emmy Award-winning chief medical correspondent reported that Trump’s heart scan score has also increased since 2009.
Ronny Jackson, physician for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a White House press briefing in Washington D.C. Jackson initially said Trump had a clean bill of health
Trump shakes hands Jackson, following his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, January 12, 2018
‘In 2009 his coronary calcium score was 34. In 2013, it was 98,’ he said, based on Trump’s medical records.
The numbers put Trump at a greater risk for heart attack or other complications, if not managed.
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York Cardiologist, Dr. Rachel Bond, reinstated Gupta’s statements.
Trump (shown in July at his Scottish golf course) has a coronary calcium score of 133, which is relatively normal for his age and gender, but indicates a common form a heart disease
‘What does this indicate? Yes, he certainly has coronary artery disease because calcium is present. But this is also common for someone his gender, race and age,’ Bond said.
‘When I compare him to other males who are 71 and white, only 46% of others have a better score than him.’ ”
Not to worry, though – Gupta said the common form of heart disease is not difficult to manage.
It is ‘easy to address if he increases the dose of his cholesterol-lowering medication and makes necessary lifestyle changes,’ Gupta added.