Nearly three months after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suffered a heart attack on the presidential campaign trail, his doctors say he has recovered well and is in good health.
“At this point, I see no reason he cannot continue campaigning without limitation and, should he be elected, I am confident he has the mental and physical stamina to fully undertake the rigors of the Presidency,” wrote University of Vermont Medical Center cardiologist Martin LeWinter, who has treated the candidate.
Sanders’ campaign released letters from LeWinter and two other doctors on Monday after promising for months to provide comprehensive medical information about the 78-year-old senator. The campaign was criticized for releasing limited information after he was hospitalized in Las Vegas on October 1 and for failing to disclose that he had suffered a heart attack for days.
LeWinter wrote that Sanders had made “an uneventful recovery” from his heart attack and that his heart function is “stable and well-preserved” and his blood pressure and heart rate is above average. “While he did suffer modest heart muscle damage, he has been doing very well since,” LeWinter wrote.
In a separate letter, two other UVM Medical Center physicians wrote that Sanders had undergone cardiopulmonary exercise tolerance testing earlier this month at the Burlington hospital. They found that the senator was able to exercise at a level 50 percent higher than the average male of his age with a similar diagnosis — and at the same level as those with no such diagnosis.
“Mr. Sanders is more than fit enough to pursue vigorous activities and an occupation that requires stamina and an ability to handle a great deal of stress,” wrote UVM Medical Center director of cardiac rehabilitation Philip Ades, who helped administer the test.
The campaign also provided a letter from the U.S. Congress’ Office of the Attending Physician, which has treated Sanders for 29 years. In it, attending physician Brian Monahan wrote that he had conducted a physical examination of the senator earlier this month and found him to be in “normal” condition.
“You are in good health currently and you have been engaging vigorously in the rigors of your campaign, travel, and other scheduled activities without any limitation,” he wrote.
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Hey Bud (I’m not interested in using your weirdly specific nom de plume),
If the only thing you have in your quiver is name calling (ironically by someone nameless), maybe stay home. Those who know Bernie, say “No Bernie”.
as opposed to the morbidly obese Trump . . .
Nice to see the usual goose stepping MAGA hatters and Neo-liberal Hillary Hags posting their usual drivel.
Hey look at that, according to FollowtheMoney.org Barbara and Martin LeWinter donated $390 over the last year to the Democrat Party and no other. Not alot to a millionaire like Bernie, but still as their only contributions it indicates a definite bias.
It’s not his heart I’m worried about, it’s his mind and specifically the delusions he speaks of.
Ex-Police Chief del Pozos recent TBI-caused cyberstalking, lying, and cover-up all cured and better now note from his doctors has apparently kick-started a lucrative new revenue stream for physician-certified clean bills of medical health for Vermont public officials.
Mr. Sanders level of fitness would be suggestive of favorable outcomes.
Dr. Phillip Ades, Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at UVMMC
One is hard pressed to conjure up a more vaguely worded and qualified, passive voice medical opinion / disclaimer attesting to a presidential candidates likelihood of suddenly dropping dead on the campaign trail.
Did Dr. Ades consult the Magic 8 Ball prior to drafting his would be suggestive of favorable outcomes statement?
in the fall of last year Jimmy Carter commented that he did not think anyone near 80 could navigate the stresses and demands of being president. I think he has more credibility with knowing what is required than the doctors quoted here.
So there’s president Sanders in a heated discussion with Vladimir Putin, and president sanders has a flare up of the gout.
President Sanders? Not a good idea.
How about a little skepticism, Seven Days?
Did you ever consider seeking out some independent docs to opine on Bernie’s medical claims?
It is no coincidence that Bernie Sanders suddenly releases letters from doctors as he nears the first primary.
Sanders realizes there is a question in the public’s mind as to whether he is too old to be president.
He has figured out that voters are focusing on his recent heat attack – what you will remember he called a “heart event” until a UVM physician said, “no, folks, that was a heart attack.”
Seven Days, again, look at the timing of these medical endorsements…
Get some other heart docs to weigh in.
Sanders Has Mental And Physical Stamina For Presidency.
Yeah, but can he be angry and outraged enough? Can he still scream and yell and shout and interrupt? Can he still hate on people who have more money than he does? These are important questions.
That’s it, he’s finished.