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‘Routine Surgery’: Pence Gets Pacemaker After Slow Heart Rate

Hank Berrien
‘Routine Surgery’: Pence Gets Pacemaker After Slow Heart Rate
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On Wednesday, former Vice President Mike Pence, 61, had a pacemaker implanted after doctors determined his heart rate was too slow.

Pence’s office released a statement addressing the development: “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 routine surgery was successful, and he is expected to fully recover and return to normal activity in the coming days.”

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