
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman says he has returned home to his family in Pennsylvania after being hospitalized due to what his office said was a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk Thursday.
Fetterman, D-Pa., posted a picture Saturday on X that showed the aftereffects to his nose and forehead, saying “20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home” with his wife, Gisele, and their children.
The smiling Fetterman also said he was grateful for the medical team in Pittsburgh that “put me back together."
“See you back in DC,” he concluded.
Ventricular fibrillation is the most serious form of abnormal heartbeat and can lead to cardiac arrest — when the heart suddenly stops beating — and sudden cardiac death, according to the American Heart Association.
Ventricular fibrillation occurs in the heart’s lower chambers, and the heart association says its causes include cardiomyopathy, which Fetterman was diagnosed with in 2022. Cardiomyopathy can impede blood flow and potentially cause heartbeats so irregular they can be fatal.
Fetterman, 56, disclosed that he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and another type of abnormal heartbeat, atrial fibrillation, after he had a stroke during his 2022 campaign.
latest_posts
- 1
My Enterprising Excursion: Building a Startup - 2
Regeneron's experimental therapy combo effective in untreated cancer patients - 3
Executed Iranian nuclear scientist confessed to aiding Israel after torture, threats against mother - 4
Doctors thought he had cancer. An offhand suggestion led to a rare diagnosis. - 5
Supportive Tips On Home loans For First-Time Home Purchasers
To fix a patient's irregular heartbeat, doctors first tested its digital 'twin'
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson to reprise their roles for new 'Hunger Games' movie 'Sunrise on the Reaping'
Pick Your Favored pizza beating
'Sex and the City' star Kim Cattrall marries longtime partner Russell Thomas in intimate London wedding
In a first, scientists observe a comet reversing its spin
Second doctor in Matthew Perry overdose case sentenced to home confinement
Lego's $650 Pokémon set is already sold out as demand, preorders surge
Israeli naval intelligence reduces Iranian threat to Strait of Hormuz
Whale stranded off Germany for days found stuck again










