While there remained some “slight lower leg swelling”, Barbabella noted in his memo that there was “improvement from last year”.
Bruising on Trump’s hand was explained in the report as being “consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking” while taking aspirin for “cardiovascular prevention”.
Barbabella noted this bruising was “a common and benign effect of aspirin therapy”.
His memo stated that, as well as aspirin, Trump was taking two cholesterol control drugs. He also remained up to date on all appropriate preventative screenings and immunisations.
Trump has previously talked about his aspirin usage, saying he had been taking larger than recommended doses for the last 25 years.
He told the Wall Street Journal he took 325mg of aspirin per day, rather than the 81mg dose sometimes recommended by doctors, because he did not “want thick blood pouring through my heart”.
Trump also said he preferred not to do any form of regular exercise other than play golf.
“I just don’t like it. It’s boring,” he said. “To walk on a treadmill or run on a treadmill for hours and hours like some people do, that’s not for me.”
While not compulsory, these annual medical tests have become seen as routine in recent decades.
The health of former President Joe Biden, who was 78 when he took office in 2021, became a subject of intense public scrutiny towards the end of his term.
