CNN’s Gupta: Trump ‘Does Have a Mild Form’ Heart Disease and His Chances of a Heart Attack Have Gone Up

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Today the ░░░░░░░░ had his second physical ░░░░░░░░ he s been in ░░░░░░░░ You may remember last ░░░░░░░░ s report was mostly ░░░░░░░░ with the caveat that ░░░░░░░░ diet needed some tweaking ░░░░░░░░ he should get some ░░░░░░░░ It s a new ░░░░░░░░ new doctor who reports ░░░░░░░░ the results are still ░░░░░░░░ finalized but I am ░░░░░░░░ to announce that the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ in very good health ░░░░░░░░ anticipate he will remain ░░░░░░░░ for the duration of ░░░░░░░░ presidency and beyond Our ░░░░░░░░ medical correspondent Dr Sanjay ░░░░░░░░ joins us tonight Sanjay ░░░░░░░░ anything particular jump out ░░░░░░░░ you from this statement ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ much what we expected ░░░░░░░░ last line the president ░░░░░░░░ in very good health ░░░░░░░░ he will remain so ░░░░░░░░ the duration of his ░░░░░░░░ and beyond so you ░░░░░░░░ it s very optimistic ░░░░░░░░ similar in some ways ░░░░░░░░ the tone that we ░░░░░░░░ last year One thing ░░░░░░░░ made a point of ░░░░░░░░ that the exam took ░░░░░░░░ hours there were 11 ░░░░░░░░ specialists involved so pretty ░░░░░░░░ exam But also that ░░░░░░░░ president did not have ░░░░░░░░ procedures requiring sedation or ░░░░░░░░ put that line in ░░░░░░░░ I think on purpose ░░░░░░░░ may remember back in ░░░░░░░░ actually president George W ░░░░░░░░ had a colonoscopy requiring ░░░░░░░░ had to invoke the ░░░░░░░░ amendment at that point ░░░░░░░░ that s always something ░░░░░░░░ comes up here That ░░░░░░░░ not the case with ░░░░░░░░ Trump s physical exam ░░░░░░░░ And when you get ░░░░░░░░ full results what kind ░░░░░░░░ stuff do you look ░░░░░░░░ Well there were all ░░░░░░░░ of data that were ░░░░░░░░ last year very basic ░░░░░░░░ in terms of his ░░░░░░░░ and weight 6 3 ░░░░░░░░ pounds Cholesterol that s ░░░░░░░░ that a lot of ░░░░░░░░ pay attention to 223 ░░░░░░░░ little bit high there ░░░░░░░░ wanted to bring some ░░░░░░░░ these numbers down Obviously ░░░░░░░░ some of these things ░░░░░░░░ But a lot of ░░░░░░░░ I think specifically on ░░░░░░░░ heart He had an ░░░░░░░░ last year to look ░░░░░░░░ the function of his ░░░░░░░░ There was a lot ░░░░░░░░ discussion about the impact ░░░░░░░░ his lifestyle overall on ░░░░░░░░ health In fact listen ░░░░░░░░ a couple of the ░░░░░░░░ from last year Clip ░░░░░░░░ reporter Can you explain ░░░░░░░░ me how a guy ░░░░░░░░ eats McDonald s and ░░░░░░░░ chicken and all those ░░░░░░░░ cokes and never exercises ░░░░░░░░ in as good a ░░░░░░░░ as you say he ░░░░░░░░ in MAN It s ░░░░░░░░ genetics I don t ░░░░░░░░ Some people have just ░░░░░░░░ genes I told the ░░░░░░░░ if he had a ░░░░░░░░ diet over the last ░░░░░░░░ years he might live ░░░░░░░░ be 200 years old ░░░░░░░░ He doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ disease Is that what ░░░░░░░░ said MAN He does ░░░░░░░░ have a heart disease ░░░░░░░░ Because he had a ░░░░░░░░ scan before that showed ░░░░░░░░ in his coronary blood ░░░░░░░░ MAN He did He ░░░░░░░░ a so I think ░░░░░░░░ he has nonclinical atherosclerotic ░░░░░░░░ atherosclerosis Clip ends GUPTA ░░░░░░░░ of those may be ░░░░░░░░ You ve heard these ░░░░░░░░ before coronary atherosclerosis coronary ░░░░░░░░ disease heart disease people ░░░░░░░░ these terms interchangeably I ░░░░░░░░ the test has shown ░░░░░░░░ he does have a ░░░░░░░░ form common form of ░░░░░░░░ disease Let me show ░░░░░░░░ quickly the test that ░░░░░░░░ are talking about I ░░░░░░░░ this is important people ░░░░░░░░ have heard of this ░░░░░░░░ the coronary calcium score ░░░░░░░░ Trump s score 133 ░░░░░░░░ can see how it ░░░░░░░░ gone up The concern ░░░░░░░░ when you get certainly ░░░░░░░░ 100 that it could ░░░░░░░░ your chances of having ░░░░░░░░ heart attack in the ░░░░░░░░ which is why there ░░░░░░░░ such a focus by ░░░░░░░░ doctors on evaluating his ░░░░░░░░ and his cholesterol COOPER ░░░░░░░░ that the test that ░░░░░░░░ for calcium inside the ░░░░░░░░ of the arteries GUPTA ░░░░░░░░ s exactly right It ░░░░░░░░ for calcium It s ░░░░░░░░ indication of plaque If ░░░░░░░░ remember correctly I think ░░░░░░░░ ve had it done ░░░░░░░░ ve had it done ░░░░░░░░ the past You do ░░░░░░░░ to basically sort of ░░░░░░░░ your chance of having ░░░░░░░░ heart problem in the ░░░░░░░░ COOPER Sanjay thanks very ░░░░░░░░