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President Donald Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency.

Chronic venous insufficiency primarily causes leg swelling, cramps, varicose veins and leg ulcers.

Trump's doctor said the president's health, including systemic and kidney health, remains excellent.

President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common age-related condition called chronic venous insufficiency. Its primary symptom is swelling in the legs.

That occurs when valves in the leg veins don’t work well. They’re supposed to make sure blood flows toward the heart, but instead, gravity takes over and some of it flows backward and causes swelling in the leg.

It’s not dangerous, but can be very painful, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine , which says that left untreated, one can experience:

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