Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was released from a hospital in Washington, DC on Friday after being treated for dizziness, his office said.
“In addition to CT, CTA and MRI tests that ruled out a stroke, her EEG results came back normal with no evidence of seizures,” Fetterman spokesman Joe Calvello said in a statement. “John is looking forward to spending some time with his family and returning to the Senate on Monday.”
Fetterman was took George Washington University Hospital Wednesday night after he reportedly “felt dizzy” while attending a Senate Democratic retreat.
On Thursday, Fetterman underwent an MRI and other tests that confirmed he had not suffered a stroke. He remained hospitalized the second night and was monitored with an electroencephalogram (EEG) for seizures.
Just days before his primary election last May, Fetterman suffered a near-fatal stroke caused by atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat condition. Doctors implanted a pacemaker shortly after that stroke to help regulate his heartbeat. The stroke left him with an auditory processing problem, but his doctor She said in October who is recovering well.
“Like many others, and many men in particular, I avoided going to the doctor even though I knew I wasn’t feeling well,” she said. “As a result, I almost died. I want to encourage others not to make the same mistake.”
Calvello said initial tests Wednesday showed no signs of another stroke, but that doctors need to run more tests.
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