Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said on social media that he is back at home with his family and fully recovered after being hospitalized for a fall caused by a serious cardiac episode Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fetterman posted a selfie on X that showed a large scar across his face. The senator said he received 20 stitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m overwhelmed + profoundly grateful for all the well-wishes,\u201d Fetterman wrote, adding a thank you message to the staff at UPMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSee you back in DC,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson for Fetterman on Thursday said that he had suffered a ventricular fibrillation, a serious cardiac condition that momentarily reduces blood flow. The episode led to the fall, during which he sustained \u201cminor injuries\u201d to his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now!\u201d Fetterman joked in a statement following the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While campaigning for senate in 2022, Fetterman suffered a stroke, after which he had a pacemaker-defibrillator implanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The device can detect a flare-up in cardiac abnormality immediately, but a fall can still happen in the split second before it kicks into gear, NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, said in an email after Fetterman\u2019s fall Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n