Ex-VP Pence receives pacemaker to fix ‘slow heart rate’
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WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Former US vice president Mike Pence, believed to be considering a White House run, has been fitted with a pacemaker to treat a heart abnormality, the Republican’s office said Thursday, adding a full recovery is expected.
“Over the past two weeks, former vice president Pence experienced symptoms associated with a slow heart rate and, upon consultation with his doctors, underwent a procedure yesterday at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Virginia, to implant a pacemaker,” the 61-year-old religious conservative’s office said in a statement.