The coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT score in President Donald Trump's recent medical examination revealed that he has moderate heart disease, according to a news report from CNN.
Trump's official medical records disclosed a coronary artery calcium score of 34 in 2009; the score surged to 98 in 2013 and has now reached 133 -- far exceeding the minimum score of 100 required to confirm the presence of calcium plaques, according to an article by CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
The president's CAC score places him in the midrisk range, or 46th percentile, for heart disease, and his level of plaque is "common" for someone of his gender, race, and age. The condition is "relatively easy to address" if Trump increases the dose of his cholesterol-lowering medication and makes lifestyle changes, according to Gupta.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
