Trump’s Physical Revealed Serious Heart Concerns, Outside Experts Say<br />WASHINGTON — Cardiologists not associated with the White House said Wednesday<br />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 have a heart attack while in office.<br />All of the cardiologists said that would be essential in trying to control Mr. Trump’s risk of a heart attack,<br />though several said they wondered whether Mr. Trump was regularly taking his medicine as prescribed.<br />Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, a rear admiral and the White House physician, said Tuesday in his report on the president’s medical condition<br />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.<br />Outside doctors — who have not directly examined Mr. Trump — questioned<br />that conclusion, saying that the combination of Mr. Trump’s weight and the cardiac test results raised more concerns than Dr. Jackson’s comments would reflect.<br />“What was his LDL before he started taking it?”<br />He noted that a man who recently started taking a statin<br />and who had an LDL over 200 for most of his life is at much higher risk than someone whose LDL was normal until recently and who then started taking a statin.
