Trumps Physical Revealed Serious Heart Concerns, Outside Experts Say

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — Cardiologists not associated with the White House said Wednesday that President Trump’s physical exam revealed serious heart concerns, including very high levels of so-called bad cholesterol, which raises the risk that Mr. Trump could suffer a heart attack while in office.

Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, a rear admiral and the White House physician, said Tuesday in his report on the president’s medical condition that Mr. Trump was in “excellent” cardiac health despite having an LDL cholesterol level of 143, well above the desired level of 100 or less.

Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist at the Scripps Research Institute, disputed that rosy assessment. He said on Wednesday that the most alarming fact is that the president’s LDL levels remain above 140 even though he is taking 10 milligrams of Crestor, a powerful drug that is used to lower cholesterol levels to well below 100.

“That’s a really high LDL,” Dr. Topol said, echoing the concerns of other heart experts who reviewed Dr. Jackson’s report. “We’re talking about a 70-plus-year-old man who is obese and doesn’t exercise. Just looking at the lab value, you would raise a big red flag.”

He added: “I would never use the word excellent health. How you could take these indices and say excellent health? That is completely contradicted.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-physical-revealed-serious-heart-concerns-outside-experts-say/ar-AAuPo0o?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

[JI7]

1. Hope he keeps eating the mcdonalds and kfc and being dragged around on a cart

[Drahthaardogs]

6. We should put some bacon in his milkshake.

[meow2u3]

21. I wouldn't be surprised if he drank the concoction

[lagomorph777]

27. Have the WH chefs prepare the Mr. Creosote Special for him every day for breakfast.

The lot, all mixed together in a bucket.

With a wafer-thin mint for dessert.

[milestogo]

2. You can say he's in "excellent health" because every day is opposite day.

If a doctor says he is in "excellent health" it means he could collapse from a heart attack any moment now.

[Gabi Hayes]

3. What heart? See below

https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/02/donald-trump-heart-surgery-game/

Look for Donald Trump's heart in 'Surgeon Simulator'

Lotsa pix like this




https://www.google.com/search?q=trump%27s+heart&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwir4aDCteDYAhUEbq0KHZPJA10Q_AUIESgB&biw=768&bih=922#imgrc=_t3X5JmkAM6xUM:

[Cryptoad]

11. You've heard the ole saying???

you're a liar and ur heart pumps shit!

[jimlup]

4. God I hope so

Pile on those big macs Donny!

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. Could, not good enough. Have another big Mac or two, donnie dipshit.

[Ilsa]

7. I think his triglycerides were high as well.

Exercise would bring that down below 100 if he'd bother.

I bet he gets no fiber. No wonder he's straining on the toilet and using that time to tweet.

[jl_theprofessor]

8. The man is 85% body fat

He doesn't exercise, and he eats a cheeseburger every night before bed. Color me not surprised.

[Dave Starsky]

24. 80% of that 85%...

Is between his ears.

[Dopers_Greed]

9. Repubs don't care

They just want to install Pence as Ayatollah

[Cryptoad]

10. Nah ,,,, he 's in perfect health!!!!!

u know sawbones wouldn't lie!!!!!

[bdamomma]

12. go ahead

and eat those burgers in your room, keep on eating ice cream have that beautiful chocolate cake, have that well done steak, you are a ticking time bomb, and what you don't exercise!!!

[former9thward]

13. What would these experts say about Churchill?

Who was overweight, drank from morning to night, chain smoked and had the most stressful job on the planet when defending GB against the Nazis. He lived until 90. The human body is very complex and defies "experts" routinely.

[spooky3]

18. you do understand about probability, statistics, and distributions, don't you?

[former9thward]

22. I do.

Do you? Since you are so definitive on Trump's health. So definitive that posters are accusing an officer that President Obama appointed to be a liar.

[spooky3]

32. Wow, I think I touched a nerve. Thanks!

[moriah]

25. We have had presidents much larger. Taft?

We didn't have ways to look at cholesterol levels for him or Churchill, though. If you're going to throw out the science that does strongly correlate cholesterol levels and balance with cardiac health when there's no data to compare, sure, being overweight isn't a bar to the Presidency.

But Bill's weight and diet issues after his presidential physicians and McD's trips were fair game for both comedy (SNL) and concern, and it led to improvement in his overall health to heed the warnings.

Sure, if you really want Pence as President rather than for the GOP to have to own Trump all the way, we shouldn't care about his cardiac health -- and that's leaving out the simple human aspect that we should want everyone to enjoy health, even our political enemies. But I'd prefer he find food he likes that also likes him. We don't need him croaking in office for any reason, he'd be martyred in the MAGA-cult eyes forever. They'd accuse the "fake news" of hounding him into his grave.

[former9thward]

26. Trump's health is not the issue here (for me anyway)

The issue is most posters are saying the navy admiral doctor is a liar. The test were made up. Ok, if you believe that then you have to believe he was a liar when he was reporting on the guy who appointed him to be WH doctor -- President Obama. I don't think he was a liar when reporting on Obama and I don't think he is a liar now.

[lagomorph777]

28. Pres. Turd can turn anybody into a liar overnight; he's a reputation-grinder.

Some combination of Kompromat and Ka$h will always do the trick.

[moriah]

31. Oh, sorry, topic of article was cholesterol levels and even the stated BMI...

... which isn't always an accurate measure of fat composition for muscular people, was higher than Bill's 28+.

I was going with the facts in the report being concerning as they stand, not saying they were incorrect.

[LanternWaste]

33. I imagine it depends on whether Churchill's doctor lied to the British people or not.

I imagine it depends on whether Churchill's doctor lied to the British people or not.


(Easy to miss the relevant points when we're concerned with advancing a narrative... I get it)

[rickyhall]

14. The way he talks

The way he jumps from subject to subject, loses threads, rarely finishes a sentence make me think dementia like my grandmother or STONED like me. When my fiends & I smoke weed we talk similarly - forget what we're talking about, forget words, etc.

But sometimes he talks fast like coke or meth. I'd like to see him pass a piss test. Just an opinion but something to think about.

[jazzcat23]

15. One can only hope... n/t

[BobTheSubgenius]

16. He needs my lifestyle regimen.

Abs Of Lard. The basic building blocks are butter and ice cream.

For instance, you never get out of bed without a good foundation to begin your day - a stick of butter, with other food items, or on their own.

[moondust]

17. LDL is up 52% in 18 months.

LDL reported in 09/2016: 94
LDL now: 143

He was taking Crestor for it at the time of the 09/2016 results, so assuming he's been taking it since at least that time it is clearly not lowering the LDL, though it might be temporarily preventing a medical emergency.

[Liberalagogo]

19. On the bright side (for the shithole)

He'll win a malpractice suit.

[raven mad]

20. LOL! What, he doesn't have one?

[moriah]

23. Careful, he'll start claiming his golfing is exercise and therefore good for the nation...

Seriously, it may actually be exercise for *him*.

But I think he'd do better to stop his McDs diet if he wants to reduce his cholesterol.

[MFM008]

29. No bones

Just thicker fat.

[Gothmog]

30. The deplorables are in denial about these facts

[Orrex]

34. Maybe the doctors are claiming "excellent health" for the sake of the country

If Trump thinks that he's in "excellent health," then he has no incentive to change his grotesquely unhealthy lifestyle.

And if he continues on that unhealthy path, then...

[Gothmog]

35. For this thread

Link to tweet