Looking back to 2008, Joe Biden doesn't seem too healthy to me from this medical report. In 2008, the doctor was already referring to him as "aging".
Biden appears healthy from records
Politico 10/20/2008
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden shows signs of stress and aging but otherwise appears generally healthy, according to a doctor who examined medical records that the Obama-Biden campaign released on Monday. But the documents did not include any records about recent exams related to Biden’s near-fatal aneurysms in 1988.
The 49 pages of Biden’s medical history showed to the media included a report on his treatment following two surgeries for the aneurysms, which caused Biden to take a seven-month leave of absence from the Senate. Though some doctors say the likelihood that Biden will suffer another aneurysm is low, he is supposed to undergo regular examinations for weaknesses in his veins, which doctors say could cause a reoccurrence.
Biden’s doctor, John F. Eisold, who is the attending physician to Congress, did not participate in a conference call with reporters that was organized by the Obama campaign to discuss the records; campaign officials said he has a policy of not talking to the media. Instead, Dr. Matthew Parker, who is not Biden’s doctor and who only was privy to the same information that was given to the media, fielded questions about his health.
Parker, an internist who practices in the District of Columbia, said that he had not reviewed other documents related to the aneurysms, but that it appeared “everything that could be done is being done.” Asked if there were signs Biden had had additional aneurysms, Parker said, “I don’t know whether there were or not.”
“I don’t have any information specifically about that,” he added.
A Biden spokesman who participated in the call told reporters that “it’s not true that there wasn’t a follow up” to the senator’s aneurysms, but he would not provide further information.
In addition to the 1988 episode, Biden has suffered from atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat, most recently in 2006. According to the records, he first experienced the problem after having his gallbladder removed in June 2003. It occurred again in July 2006, and he sought further treatment in November 2006. Doctors said the ailment probably is linked to Biden’s reoccurring problem of sleep apnea, in which people suffer from pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while sleeping
The records referenced a 2006 pulmonary function report, but the results were not included. Other documents indicated that tests showed scaring in Biden’s heart, but his doctors did not seem alarmed about it.
Biden’s irregular heartbeat was attributed to stress, and he was told to exercise more and drink less coffee, the records showed. Biden takes aspirin and is prescribed Zocor to help lower his cholesterol. In July, Biden’s blood pressure was 120/78 with a pulse of 56.
Cardiac Electrophysiologist Hugh Calkins of Johns Hopkins University told Politico that he “was not surprised” that Biden has suffered from atrial fibrillation, saying it is relatively common in aging men. The ailment can cause shortness of breath and fatigue, and it puts Biden at a higher risk of stroke, Calkins said. In Biden’s case, the recommended prevention is the asprin he takes, Calkins surmised.
“I don’t think it will have any effect on him being vice president,” Calkins said.
The only other major procedure that popped up in Biden’s records was a colonoscopy in 1996 to remove a polyp found to be benign. He also has been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate, for which he takes Flomax.
Biden has dealt with chronic asthma and allergies since childhood. He is prescribed Claritin-D and Flonase for the allergies, and he has scheduled sinus surgery in April to help alleviate some of his discomfort.
https://www.politico.com/story/2008/10/biden-appears-healthy-from-records-014768