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Fetterman Home After Fall Tied to Ventricular Fibrillation, 20 Stitches Reported

His office attributed the collapse to a ventricular fibrillation flare-up during a morning walk.

Overview

  • The Pennsylvania senator said on X that he is back home and thanked UPMC after what he called a full recovery.
  • He was evaluated and observed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as physicians adjusted his medication regimen.
  • A spokesperson said he became light‑headed on a walk near his Braddock home, fell, and sustained facial injuries requiring 20 stitches.
  • Fetterman posted a recovery selfie showing the stitches and wrote that he plans to return to Washington, D.C.
  • Reports noted that ventricular fibrillation can be life‑threatening and placed the episode in the context of his 2022 stroke, prior atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy disclosures, and 2023 treatment for depression.