WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said in a report published on Thursday that the president was not suffering from any chest pain contrary to what was reported by the media in Washington, after a visit confirmed by the doctor as "normal and planned in advance."
The denial of US doctor Sean Conley, according to the American media, in a report published by the White House on Monday.
According to Conley, Trump, 73, spent more than an hour on Saturday at Walter Reed military hospital near Washington to conduct "tests, analysis and discussions" with the hospital's medical staff.
Contrary to some speculation, Conley said, the president "did not feel chest pain, was not diagnosed and treated for emergency or acute health problems."
The doctor explained that Trump did not undergo "in particular any medical examination of the heart or any neurological assessment," according to "Agence France Presse."
Rumors had it that the medical examination conducted by the US president "was surprising and came after feeling chest pain," noting that "may be evidence of suffering from heart problems."
"Because of the uncertainty surrounding his program of work, information about his medical visit was kept confidential," the doctor said in the White House statement, which gave details of the president's cholesterol level.
White House spokeswoman Stephanie Gresham said on Saturday that the president had used the business-free weekend to make the first part of his official medical visit ahead of a "very busy 2020".
It is noteworthy that Trump will seek during the year 2020 to run in the presidential elections in order to re-election as President of the United States.