By Kit Maher, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Monday that his October medical imaging was of his cardiovascular and abdominal systems and that both showed “perfectly normal” results.

“President Trump’s cardiovascular imaging is perfectly normal. There is no evidence of arterial narrowing impairing blood flow or abnormalities in the heart or major vessels. The heart chambers are normal in size, the vessel walls appear smooth and healthy, and there are no signs of inflammation, or clotting. Overall, his cardiovascular system shows excellent health,” Dr. Sean Barbabella’s memo says.

“His abdominal imaging is also perfectly normal. All major organs appear very healthy and well-perfused. Everything evaluated is functioning within normal limits with no acute or chronic concerns,” the memo continues.

The memo says the “advanced imaging was performed because men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health.”

The president told reporters in October that he received an MRI at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a visit the White House billed as the president’s “routine yearly checkup.” Trump underwent his annual physical, however, in April.

After telling reporters he received an MRI, Trump said they should ask his doctors why he received the scan, but no reason was provided. He said Sunday he was open to releasing the results, although he said he was unaware which part of his body was examined in the scan.

“If they want to release it, it’s OK with me to release it. It’s perfect,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Pressed by a reporter on which part of his body the MRI examined, Trump said, “I have no idea. It was just an MRI — what part of the body? It wasn’t the brain, because I took a cognitive test and I aced it.”

The comments came as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pushed for Trump to release the MRI results in reaction to a Thanksgiving Truth Social post in which the president criticized Walz by using a slur.

“Has anyone in the history of the world ever had an MRI assigned to them and have no idea what it was for, as he says?” Walz said in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

In early November, CNN’s Kristen Holmes asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt why Trump got an MRI. Leavitt said, “I’ll check back on that,” but no follow-up information was provided.

“Every single day the president is in optimal physical health. This was a follow-up appointment, and we provided a detailed readout of that physical,” Leavitt said.

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a CNN medical analyst, said Trump’s recent medical screening is not standard procedure.

“There really is no preventative cardiac MRI,” Reiner, a cardiologist who treated former Vice President Dick Cheney for almost 30 years, said Monday. “This, obviously, was performed in response to some clinical concern.”

The White House announced this summer that Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition in which valves inside certain veins don’t work the way they should, which can allow blood to pool or collect in the veins. Reiner said testing of the heart can better show whether problems with the organ were contributing to swelling in the legs.

It’s normal for people to experience changes as they age, he said, and the reason for the screening is “probably not so nefarious,” but it would be better for the administration to be more forthcoming with information to dispel concerns.

“I think most physicians would basically agree that advanced imaging is not a routine part of an executive physical for a man or a woman of any age,” Reiner said. “It’s easy to concoct all kinds of potential catastrophic reasons for lack of candor, which is why it’s just best to have the president’s doctor come out, answer a few questions and put the whole mystery to bed.”

This story and headline have been updated with additional developments.

CNN’s Betsy Klein and Deidre McPhillips contributed to this report.

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