U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland stated Sunday that he suffered a stroke whereas delivering a speech this week. He stated he's at the moment hospitalized, however he stated he has been knowledgeable there are "no long-term results or harm on account of this incident."
Within the assertion on Sunday, Van Hollen stated he was delivering a speech in western Maryland when he skilled "light-headedness and acute neck ache." He stated he sought medical consideration upon his return house and was admitted to George Washington Hospital.
He stated an angiogram indicated he suffered a "minor stroke within the type of a small venous tear in the back of my head." He stated he would stay underneath statement for the following few days "out of an abundance of warning."
Van Hollen is up for reelection this 12 months, and he faces one Democratic challenger within the state's major in July. Ten Republicans are vying to take him on.
Van Hollen's announcement got here on the identical day that Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who's operating for Senate in Tuesday's Democratic major, stated he's recovering after struggling a stroke on Friday. Fetterman stated he's nonetheless within the hospital underneath statement after medical doctors eliminated a clot round his coronary heart, reversing the stroke and "bought my coronary heart underneath management." He stated medical doctors advised him he did not undergo any cognitive harm.
Earlier this 12 months, Sen. Ben Luján of New Mexico underwent surgical procedure after struggling a stroke. He returned to work in March, and advised highschool college students in April that he was "90% recovered."