<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> was examined for swelling in his legs and has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, the White House announced this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump, 79, underwent a "comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies" with the White House Medical Unit, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, reading from a note from the president's physician, Captain Sean Barbabella.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Barbabella's note stated that "bilateral lower extremity venous doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, ICD-9, a common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70."</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/ukraine-update-volodymyr-zelenskyy-appoints-new-prime-minister-for-war-weary-nation/feb8e205-46ca-470d-935d-f4dc182863e4" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Zelenskyy makes big political change after US weaponry win</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The examination came after Trump had "noted mild swelling in his lower legs" over recent weeks, Leavitt said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reading Barbabella's note, Leavitt said there was "no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease," and that Trump's lab testing was all "within normal limits." Trump also underwent an echocardiogram, which found "no signs of heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic illness," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chronic venous insufficiency is a condition in which valves inside certain veins don't work the way they should, which can allow some of the blood to pool or collect in the veins.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-diagnosed-with-chronic-venous-insufficiency/0b3c5e8c-7e0f-4b0a-bd79-805bbe347806" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/james-nowland-death-australian-base-jumper-dies-in-italian-dolomites-accident/32d0c86d-86b0-42e6-952e-ce3254c164f9" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Australian BASE jumper dies in jump gone wrong in Italy</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 150,000 people are diagnosed with it each year, and the risk goes up with age. Symptoms can include swelling in the lower legs or ankles, aching or cramping in the legs, varicose veins, pain or skin changes. Treatment may involve medication or, in later stages, medical procedures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's basically not alarming information, and it's not surprising," said Dr Jeremy Faust, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a pretty normal part of aging, and especially for someone in the overweight to obese category, which is where the president has always been. But the bigger concern … is that symptoms like this do need to be evaluated for more serious conditions, and that is what happened."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-maurene-comey-federal-prosecutor-in-epstein-case-fired-from-us-attorneys-office/765166f1-afe0-44db-ad7c-0a47475a0b5e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Top prosecutor on Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell case sacked</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Leavitt later added that the president was experiencing "no discomfort." She deferred to a forthcoming letter from Barbabella regarding treatment for the condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The press secretary also addressed bruising that has appeared on the back of the president's hand, which she attributed to his "frequent handshaking," plus his use of aspirin.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This 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," Leavitt said, via Barbabella.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump will become the nation's oldest president during his second term.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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