Posted on 03/13/2009 11:23:50 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Rep. Pete Olson was “rushed” from Capitol Hill to the hospital Thursday, and doctors “equipped” him with a “dual chamber pacemaker,” the Texas Republican wrote in an e-mail to political supporters.
“While working out in the House gym, I got quite dizzy and fainted,” Olson said in the note sent Friday by his campaign committee. “After being rushed to George Washington University Hospital, it was determined that I had a condition called bradycardia, which is medical talk for a slow heart beat. Whatever they call it, it wasn't good and I don't recommend it.”
Olson added, “The docs have now equipped me with a dual chamber pacemaker to ensure my ticker doesn't pull such a stunt again. I feel fine and was ready to get back to work yesterday afternoon, but cooler heads have instructed I rest a little more.”
A cardiologist at George Washington University Hospital said that the “procedure went smoothly with no complications.”
“This is a common, often asymptomatic, condition and we expect the Congressman to resume his active lifestyle,” said Allen Solomon, cardiologist at the George Washington University Hospital and professor of Medicine.
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Good they got it under control in time. Prayers up.
I sure hope he is alright. We just won back that seat (DeLay’s old seat) from the rats. I met Pete a couple of times during the campaign. Seems like a bright conservative guy.
Good for him.
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