Fetterman hospitalized after falling on his morning walk

"U.S. Sen. John Fetterman had what his office says was a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk Thursday."

"He sustained minor injuries to his face and was under routine observation at the hospital while doctors fine-tune his medication regimen, his office said."

"Fetterman, 55, suffered a stroke in 2022, during his campaign for the Senate. Afterward, he had a pacemaker with a defibrillator implanted to manage a heart condition that can cause clotting and resultant strokes."

"The lingering effects of his stroke include diminished auditory processing speed, which makes it hard to speak fluidly and quickly process spoken conversation into meaning."

Sen. John Fetterman experienced a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that caused light-headedness and a fall during an early morning walk. He was hospitalized in Pittsburgh with minor facial injuries and remained under routine observation while doctors fine-tuned his medication regimen. Fetterman, 55, suffered a stroke in 2022 during his Senate campaign and subsequently had a pacemaker with a defibrillator implanted to manage a heart condition that can cause clotting and strokes. Lingering effects of the 2022 stroke include diminished auditory processing speed affecting fluent speech and rapid comprehension. He previously received six weeks of treatment for clinical depression after joining the Senate in 2023 and recently voted with other Democrats to allow the Senate to advance compromise legislation to reopen the government.

Read at www.mercurynews.com