Fetterman says he’s back home after a fall put the Pennsylvania senator in the hospital

WASHINGTON– WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman said he returned home to his family in Pennsylvania after being hospitalized with what his office said was a bout of ventricular fibrillation that caused him to feel dizzy and fall during an early morning walk Thursday.

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The smiling Fetterman also said he was grateful to the Pittsburgh medical team who “got me back on my feet.”

“See you soon in Washington,” he concluded.

Ventricular fibrillation is the most serious form of abnormal heart rhythm 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 lower chambers of the heart, 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, revealed he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and another type of abnormal heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation, after having a stroke during his 2022 campaign.