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Fetterman Hospitalized After Ventricular Fibrillation Flare-Up Causes Fall

Doctors are keeping the Pennsylvania senator under routine observation to adjust his medications following the heart‑rhythm episode.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized after falling near his home in Pennsylvania.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., a Democrat who has been voting to open the government, leaves the chamber as the Senate works to bring the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to an end after a bipartisan compromise, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., participates in a debate, June 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Overview

  • Fetterman fell during an early-morning walk near his home in Braddock and was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital, his office said.
  • Staff reported a ventricular fibrillation flare-up left him light-headed, leading to a collapse and minor facial injuries.
  • He is described as doing well and has chosen to remain hospitalized for routine observation and medication fine-tuning.
  • His office posted the update on X, including a joking remark from the senator about his bruised face.
  • The episode comes after a 2022 stroke that led to a pacemaker/defibrillator implantation and a 2023 hospitalization for clinical depression.