Of chronic venous insufficiency is the Donald Trump According to the finding of the White House on the state of the health of the US president after examinations in which he underwent swelling in the lower extremities and for bruises observed at times in his hands, his spokesman said on Thursday. White House Caroline Livit.

Citing a letter from Trump’s doctor, the Caroline Libit He told reporters that Trump underwent exams and ultrasound on his feet that ‘Revealed chronic venous insufficiency… a common condition, especially for people over 70 years. “

“In addition, recent photos of the president showed small bruises on the back of his hand,” Livit said. “This is in line with the slight irritation of the soft tissues from the frequent handshake and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a typical shape of cardiovascular prevention.”

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What is chronic venous insufficiency

The veins are the vessels that return the blood to the heart. Especially for the veins of the lower extremities this means that they have to work against gravity. To achieve this, on the one hand, they need the help of the muscles, which by motion push the veins and push the blood as a pump, and on the other hand they have the valves, which as soon as the blood passes, they normally close and do not allow it to turn down, thus pushing it. But when these valves spoil, the blood returns down, stagnate on the feet, the pressure inside the veins increases and so they swell.

This results in first stage symptoms such as swelling, weight, burning, itching or night cramps. However, as the problem continues, the wall of the veins does not withstand, so the so -called varicose veins, which are the second stage of venous insufficiency, are created.

The most important role in this malfunction of valves and venous insufficiency appears to be inheritance, especially in cases where it starts from an early age. Other factors that predispose to the appearance and evolution of the problem are stillness, whether it is for long standing or sedentary life, heat, obesity and especially in women pregnancy, menopause and generally hormonal changes. Smoking, although it does not seem to play a role in the creation of varicose veins, is a predisposing factor for the appearance of thrombosis in patients who already have a problem.

Treatment

Initial treatment, when the risk of complications is small and the symptoms do not affect the quality of life, it can be conservative and is mainly based on the use of a rated compression sock. When venous insufficiency is at a stage where varicose veins occur however, on the one hand, the symptoms become more severe and increases the likelihood of complications with more significant and unfortunately more frequent thrombosis, that is, the coagulation of the blood that stagnates in the veins, which can be dangerous.

Other complications are the bleeding from the rupture of the swollen veins and, in the final stage, the creation of ulcers as the chronic pressure in the veins begins to alter the skin, which darkens, hardens and eventually echoes.