Former Vice President Mike Pence undergoes surgery to implant pacemaker
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Vice President Mike Pence makes comments during a roundtable discussion at NC Biotechnology Center where Phase-III trials for a Coronavirus vaccine are underway in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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and last updated 2021-04-15 15:22:47-04
FALLS CHURCH, Va. â Former Vice President Mike Pence underwent a surgery Wednesday to have a pacemaker implanted.
A statement from Pence s office on Thursday said he experienced symptoms associated with a slow heart rate over the past two weeks, and he underwent the procedure at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Mike Pence has surgery to get pacemaker implanted after former vice president had issues with slow heart rate
Updated: Apr 15 2021, 15:55 ET
FORMER Vice President Mike Pence underwent surgery to have a pacemaker implanted on Wednesday after experiencing symptoms associated with a slow heart rate over the last two weeks.
The 61-year-old underwent the procedure at a Virginia hospital yesterday and is now recovering, his office said in a statement.
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The 61-year-old underwent the procedure at a hospital in Indiana and is now recovering, his office said in a statement.Credit: AP The routine surgery was successful, and he is expected to fully recover and return to normal activity in the coming days, the statement read.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is recovering after pacemaker surgery, his office announced Thursday.
During the past two weeks, Pence reportedly experienced symptoms associated with a slow heart rate. After consulting with his doctors, Pence had the pacemaker installed Wednesday at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. The procedure was successful, and the former vice president is expected to return to normal activity in the coming days, according to his office. In 2016, upon being named the Republican vice presidential nominee, Pence disclosed he had an asymptotic left bundle branch block.
The procedure took place in Falls Church, Virginia, but in a new statement released to USA Today, Pence thanked his Indiana doctors as well.