John Fetterman’s heart condition should give voters more rest than his stroke, an eminent internal medicine physician has argued.
Fetterman, 53, suffered a stroke in May and his campaign for the Pennsylvania Senate was dogged by questions about his suitability for the office.
The Democrat’s doctor stated last month that he was mentally okay, but was still having some difficulty with “auditory processing.” It later turned out that Dr. Clifford Chen had given money to Fetterman’s campaign and dozens of other Democrats’ causes — making more than 300 mostly small contributions since 2015.
Monday evening, Dr. Marc Siegel, an internal medicine specialist at NYU Langone, told Fox News host Tucker Carlson that there were still important questions about Fetterman’s health.
“You know what we didn’t talk about: We didn’t talk about his heart, and there’s a lot of information about his heart that’s very concerning,” Siegel said.
dr. Marc Siegel, an internal medicine specialist at NYU Langone, appeared on Fox News Monday night and said he was concerned about Fetterman’s health.
Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman is seen Sunday night at a rally in Newtown
After Fetterman’s rocky debate performance, Pennsylvania polls have narrowed further, with Oz taking a 0.1 percent lead in the Real Clear Politics poll average over the past four days, turning the race into a real toss-up.
In 2017, his real cardiologist saw him – Dr. Ramesh Chandrah, in Pittsburgh – who said his legs were swollen and his heart was weak. And he gave him medicine.
“And do you know what Fetterman did?
“He didn’t show up to another doctor for five years, and he wasn’t taking that medication. Which doctors would scare them all.’
Fetterman then had a stroke and was given a pacemaker.
The hoodie Pennsylvanian has been open about how foolish he was to take Dr. Chandrah, saying that “like many men,” he didn’t take his health seriously enough.
Siegel continued, “Fetterman himself has said his stroke was due to a blood clot from the heart.”
The doctor quoted a medical journal, Stroke, which looked at 6,000 people in Britain and found that if the blood clot comes from your heart, your long-term life expectancy is shortened.
“You have more than a 60 percent chance of not living for five years, or having another stroke within those five years — more than a 60 percent chance,” Siegel said.
“So I say tonight to Pennsylvania voters who are ready to tick a box tomorrow, I think you should consider a statistic like that before you tick a box.
“More than a 60 percent chance that someone like Fetterman, with a heart in his condition, has had a stoke, either will have a recurrence or not survive the term.”
Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman delivered his closing speech to voters in Pittsburgh Monday night, labeling Republicans as extreme and bolstering his credentials as pro-police after being killed by rival Dr. Mehmet Oz on the matter was hammered
Fetterman holds up a flag for the carpenter’s union, which staged its latest campaign event
He said he admired Fetterman’s courage but just wanted more transparency.
In June, a month after the sudden suspension of Fetterman’s campaign, Chandra released a letter stating that he had previously diagnosed Fetterman with atrial fibrillation, or irregular heart rhythm.
He said Fetterman did not follow his advice and was not present at subsequent check-ups.
Chandra also said he told Fetterman that in addition to atrial fibrillation, he also has cardiomyopathy, hence the decision to implant the pacemaker.
Despite this, he said that as long as Fetterman is on his meds and has a healthy lifestyle, he should “be able to campaign and serve in the US Senate without any problems.”
Fetterman released a statement of his own saying his stroke “didn’t come out of nowhere.”
The 6ft 8 Senate hopeful said: ‘Like so many others, and so many men in particular, I avoided going to the doctor even though I knew I wasn’t feeling well. That’s why I almost died.
“I want to encourage others not to make the same mistake.”
As the questions continued to swirl, Fetterman’s physician, Dr. Clifford Chen, issued a further statement, trying to reassure nervous voters.
It was later revealed that Chen, who works out of a clinic in a Pittsburg suburb of Duquesne, had given money to Fetterman’s campaign.
According to campaign data, Chen donated $500 to Fetterman’s fund, Fetterman For PA, in June 2021.
dr. Clifford Chen (left) examined John Fetterman and the results were published Oct. 19 — with Chen saying Fetterman was recovering well from his May 13 stroke. Chen has since been revealed to be a Democratic donor
Chen donated $500 to Fetterman’s campaign in June 2021
He also gave money to Democrat campaigns, including Val Demings in Florida, and Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia.
Chen contributed $170 to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and gave to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in previous cycles.
His greatest contributions were to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), to whom he gave at least $1,100.
At times, Fetterman would stumble over his words and use captioned video equipment to help him answer interview questions.
In his one-page letter, Chen said Fetterman continued to recover well.
“His speech was normal and he still shows symptoms of an auditory processing disorder that can appear as hearing problems,” he wrote after examining him Friday.
“Occasionally he will ‘miss’ words that it seems like he doesn’t hear the word, but it isn’t actually processed properly.”
John Fetterman released a doctor’s letter last month saying he was recovering well from his stroke but still had some problems with ‘auditory processing’
In a one-page letter, Dr. Clifford Chen that Fetterman continued to recover well after the medical emergency five months ago. He said he examined him
dr. TV’s Oz has made Fetterman’s health a campaign issue, leaving him questioning whether Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor has the cognitive ability to serve in the Senate
He added that Fetterman had no ill effects on his “cognitive ability.”
The letter also said his vita signs were all normal and included a statement that he was fit to work.
“Overall, Lieutenant Governor Fetterman is doing well and shows a strong commitment to maintaining good fitness and health practices,” it concluded.
“He has no work restrictions and can work full-time in public office.”
Fetterman said the emergency had encouraged Pennsylvania residents to share their own stories of health problems and only made him more determined to help them.
And he hit back at his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
“Unfortunately for Dr. Oz, I am willing to serve and get better every day,” he said.
The furious race was marked by frequent exchanges of insults as the two candidates compete for the open Pennsylvania Senate seat.
“This isn’t about me or him. This is about the voters,” Oz told the Hugh Hewitt show.
“They have a right to know what’s going on in his body so they can see if his wife is right or not. Will she be the senator or will he be the senator?
“These are subjects he constantly avoids.”
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