The White House has provided update on President Donald Trump's health.
White House physician, Sean Barbella, said on Sunday that Trump controls high cholesterol with medication and has elevated blood pressure but is “fully fit.”;
This report came two days after Trump underwent a routine physical, adding that the President was up to date on all recommended vaccines.
The US navy captain's report is the most detailed information on the health of 78-year-old Trump, since he returned to the White House in January for a second presidency.
Barbella wrote in his report, “President Trump exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.”
The report noted that Trump’s high cholesterol is “well-controlled”; with two medications addressing it.
The medicines are rosuvastatin and ezetimibe, generic names of the branded drugs Crestor and Zetia.
Ideally, total cholesterol should be less than 200. At his physical in January 2018, his total cholesterol was 223.
In early 2019, the reading came in at 196 and it stood at 167 in 2020. In Sunday’s report, it was listed as 140.
Trump’s blood pressure was 128 over 74. That is considered elevated. And people with elevated blood pressure are likely to develop high blood pressure.
The report also noted that Trump has scarring on his right ear, the result of a gunshot wound he suffered when a would-be assassin fired at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last year.
Barbella’s report also references Trump’s history with Covid-19.
