Pence underwent successful surgery to have a pacemaker implanted
Former Vice President Mike Pence underwent a successful surgery Wednesday to have a pacemaker implanted to help combat a slow heart rate he’s recently experienced, his office said in a statement.
“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,” Pence’s 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.”
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Former Vice President Mike Pence had surgery on Wednesday to install a pacemaker.
He had been having symptoms related to a slow heart rate in the past two weeks, a statement said.
Pence is expected to fully recover and return to normal activity soon, the statement added.
Former Vice President Mike Pence underwent surgery on Wednesday to implant a pacemaker , a statement from his office said Thursday.
Pence had been experiencing symptoms related to a slow heart rate over the past two weeks, which led to the procedure, the statement said. It took place at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Pence has pacemaker implanted
The former vice president’s office says he is “expected to fully recover and return to normal activity in the coming days.”
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Former Vice President Mike Pence had a pacemaker implanted on Wednesday, his office announced in a release Thursday.
After being named to Donald Trump’s ticket in 2016, Pence disclosed that he had been diagnosed with an asymptomatic left bundle branch block, he said. In the past two weeks, Pence’s office said he had begun to have symptoms related to a “slow heart rate.”
Mike Pence had a pacemaker implanted Wednesday after experiencing symptoms associated with a slow heart rate over the past two weeks. The routine surgery was successful, and he is expected to fully recover and return to normal activity in the coming days, the 61-year-old former vice president s office released in a Thursday statement.
Pence disclosed his medical history upon being named the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2016, which included an asymptomatic left bundle branch block.
The procedure took place at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in the Washington, D.C. outskirt of Falls Church, Virginia - near where Pence and former second lady Karen Pence settled down upon leaving office in January.
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. 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 at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Virginia, but in a new statement released to USA Today, Pence thanked his Indiana doctors as well.