Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what’s called chronic venous insufficiency. It’s a fairly common condition among older adults but requires a thorough checkup to rule ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday that President Donald Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. The condition affects millions of Americans, and is ...

In a July 17 memo from Dr. Sean P. Barbabella, the president's doctor, Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency or CVI. According to Barbabella, this diagnosis is common, especially in ...

This vein condition is common and can cause pain and swelling in the legs and feet, but is not dangerous with proper treatment. President Donald Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency ...

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Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that President Donald Trump has chronic venous insufficiency, which is causing swelling in his legs. Nathan Howard / REUTERS Swollen legs led to ...

Plus, how chronic venous insufficiency is diagnosed and treated, and if it's actually as benign as it's been made out to be. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...

Chronic venous insufficiency happens when veins in the legs can’t properly carry blood back to the heart, which can lead to blood pooling in the lower legs. The left foot and swollen ankle of ...

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a long-term condition where the veins in your legs have trouble sending blood back to your heart. Unlike arteries, which have muscular walls to help move blood, ...

As many as 30% of all adults in the U.S. have some form of chronic venous insufficiency. So let's learn more about it. We've called Dr. Thomas Maldonado for this. He is a vascular surgeon at NYU ...

NPR asks Dr. Thomas Maldonado, a vascular surgeon at NYU Langone Health, about President Trump's chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis and what the public can learn from it. As many as 30% of all ...