Donald Trump has been cautioned that his worrying health condition could potentially result in amputation. A prominent vascular surgery specialist from one of America’s leading medical centres has recently responded to several enquiries about the chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) diagnosis attributed to Trump, after photographs emerged showing his severely swollen ankles.
Dr. Mimmie Kwong, associate professor of vascular surgery at the University of California, Davis, explained the various causes, symptoms and risks associated with the condition shortly after the diagnosis was made public in July by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
This development follows warnings from a psychologist that Trump is exhibiting “dead ringer” signs of a serious illness.
Around three months earlier, in April, White House physician Capt. Sean Barbadella had announced Trump demonstrated “excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit.”, reports the Mirror US.
Whilst CVI is a relatively common ailment, affecting roughly one in three American adults, Kwong highlighted that without adequate treatment, a severe variant of the disease could require amputation.
CVI occurs when “the veins of the body do not work well. Typically, this happens in the legs or the arms,” Kwong detailed in a blog post by UC Davis Health. “Veins are what bring blood flow up from the feet or the hands towards the heart. When they don’t work well the blood gets stuck. This can cause pain, swelling, throbbing, aching and in the most extreme cases wounds or limb loss.”, reports the Irish Star.
The left foot and swollen ankle of President Donald Trump are pictured as he sits with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office
Cases of CVI can range from minor to serious, she observed, with the ailment being more commonly seen in women and older people. One of the most obvious indicators of possible CVI is leg swelling, according to Kwong.
“As the swelling gets worse it can cause skin changes like thickening or inflammation and dryness of the skin. With worse disease conditions you can develop unhealing wounds in the legs and if they get worse it could lead to amputations,” she explained.
The remedy for this illness can differ depending on which veins are impacted, Kwong remarked, who was not available for additional comments on Thursday.
Issues concerning deep veins are trickier to address and there are fewer top-quality treatment alternatives on offer.
