Donald Trump – the oldest person to ever be elected US president – is “fully fit”, White House physician Sean Barbabella said in a report about his latest medical, released on 13th April 2025. This was based on an assessment carried out two days earlier.
Trump’s resting heart rate was 62 beats per minute, in line with previous tests. A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 beats to 100 beats per minute. And generally, a lower rate implies better cardiovascular fitness.
Trump’s blood pressure was 128/74. This is normal, which is another good cardiovascular marker.
The report also noted that Trump has scarring on his right ear, the result of a gunshot wound he suffered when a would-be assassin fired at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last year.
Trump’s high cholesterol is “well-controlled” with two medications addressing it.
The medicines are rosuvastatin and ezetimibe. They have improved Trump’s cholesterol over time.
It also said he was up to date on all recommended vaccines; despite his national health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr having spent years sowing doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccination.
This is a summary of key findings.
Trump also took a cognitive test. Barbabella’s report gave Trump a 30 out of 30 on what is known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
The screening takes about 10 minutes to administer. It asks those undergoing the test to draw a clock, repeat words, name animals and count backwards from 100 at intervals of seven, amongst other tasks.
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