Trump at Risk for a Heart Attack With Dangerous Weight and Skyrocketing Cholesterol [View all]

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Source: Newsweek

A military physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, did the exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Jackson also performed President Barack Obamas last physical in March 2016.

Trumps body mass index, which is 29.9, means hes considered overweight. He's gained about three pounds since last year. That number is just squeaking under the line between "overweight" and "obese."

(For comparison's sake, Obamas last reported BMI was 22.8.) Trump's total cholesterol has also risen from 169 last year to 223; his level of so-called "bad" cholesterol has also increased from 94 to 143.

Trumps baseline risk for a heart attack is about 16 percent, according to one calculator ( http://www.cvriskcalculator.com/ ) that uses guidelines established by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. That is your risk of having a heart attack in the next ten years, Dr. Leigh Simmons, also an internist at Massachusetts General, explained.



Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-risk-heart-attack-dangerous-220447054.html

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Trump takes an aspirin and a low dose of a statin (cholesterol-lowering) drug. He will be increasing the cholesterol drug, according to the examining physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, quoted in the article.

A BMI of 30 is the lower boundary of obese. So he's under that by just 0.1 points.

And wow on the increase in the cholesterol levels.

Not a word in this article about what his blood pressure is.

Nothing about maybe a better diet to improve his "excellent health".


Edited to add a link to the full 3 page report (thanks Motley13 ) :

https://www.scribd.com/document/369309002/Summary-of-Physical-Exam-for-President-Trump-12-Jan-2018?irgwc1&content10079&campaignSkimbit%2C%20Ltd.&ad_group35871X943606Xecdcac1a746116dd3b20a59a8435dbe4&keywordft750noi&sourceimpactradius&mediumaffiliate#from_embed

Some key stats that are not included in the above (with a couple exceptions, e.g. cholesterol):

# Weight: 239 pounds, Height: 6'3" (75" ),
(from the Newsweek article, not from the doctor's report: BMI: 29.9 -- obese begins at 30.0)
# Blood pressure: 122/74. Resting heart rate: 68 bpm
# Cognitive Screening Exam using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment was normal with a score of 30/30
This OP has a picture of it: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210109477
# Total cholesterol: 223, HDL (good) cholesterol: 67, LDL (bad) cholesterol: 143, Cholesterol to HDL ratio: 3.3
# Triglycerides: 129 mg/DL
# Hemoglobin A1C: 5.0%

Medications:

Rosuvastatin (Crestor). 10 mg daily to lower cholesterol
Aspirin: 81 mg daily for cardiac health
Finasteride (Propecia). 1 mg daily for prevention of male pattern hair loss.
Ivermectin Cream (Soolantra). As needed for treatment of Rosacea
Multi-vitamin (Centrum Silver).

Summary: The President's overall health is excellent. His cardiac performance during his physical exam was very good. ... We discussed diet, exercise and weight loss. He would benefit from a diet that is lower in fat and carbohydrates and from a routine exercise regimen. He has a history of elevated cholesterol and is currently on a low dose of Rosuvastatin. In order to further reduce his cholesterol level and further decrease his cardiac risk, we will increase the dose of this particular medication ...