Published April 16, 2021, 9:52 AM 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. In this file photo taken on January 03, 2021 Vice President Mike Pence wears a face mask as he waits to participate in mock swearing-in ceremonies for Senators in the Old Senate Chamber at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. (Photo by KEVIN DIETSCH / various sources / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) “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.