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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Washington: Former vice-president Mike Pence underwent surgery on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) to implant a pacemaker in his chest in suburban Washington, after experiencing a slow heart rate, his office said in a statement on Thursday.
“The routine surgery was successful, and he is expected to fully recover and return to normal activity in the coming days,” Pence’s office said.
Former vice-president Mike Pence in 2020, as he speaks at the White House.
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Pence, 61, was found in 2016 to have an abnormality in the electrical impulses of his heart, known as a left bundle branch block. The condition reduces the heart’s pumping capacity and can sometimes result in a dangerously low heartbeat.
Pence was previously diagnosed with asymptomatic left bundle branch block, which he disclosed prior to campaigning for the vice presidency. He experienced symptoms in the past two weeks associated with a slow heart rate, his office said, and he had the surgery done at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Va. The routine surgery was successful, and he is expected to fully recover and return to normal activity in the coming days, Pence s office said.
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The former vice president thanked his doctors and family in a statement.
Pence, 61, has largely remained out of the public eye since leaving office in January, though he has remained involved in the conservative movement.
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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.