Overview
- Fetterman became light‑headed during an early‑morning walk near his Braddock home, fell, and sustained minor facial injuries.
- His office said doctors identified a ventricular fibrillation flare‑up as the cause, a dangerous arrhythmia that clinicians describe as requiring urgent attention.
- He is reported to be doing well at the hospital and chose to stay so physicians can fine‑tune his medication regimen.
- The senator previously had a 2022 stroke and an implanted pacemaker‑defibrillator, which experts note can detect and correct v‑fib episodes.
- He had recently returned to Pennsylvania after voting with Republicans to reopen the government and after promoting his new memoir.