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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence received a heart pacemaker device during routine surgery on Wednesday and is expected to fully recover, his spokesman said on Thursday. Pence, 61, who previously disclosed an "asymptomatic" heart condition, underwent the procedure at the Inova Fairfax medical facility in Virginia after experiencing symptoms associated with a slow heart rate over the past two weeks, spokesman Devin O'Malley said in a statement. “I am grateful for the swift professionalism and care of the outstanding doctors, nurses and staff at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute," Pence said in a statement, adding thanks to his doctors in his home state of Indiana.
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Afghanistan war: What has the conflict cost the US?
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Mitch McConnell refused to allow Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in state in Capitol, book claims
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BLM activist arrested for anti-Asian hate crime in Seattle
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CNN crew member collapses as Daunte Wright protesters pelt reporters with bottle and eggs
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SolarWinds: Russian intelligence behind major cyber attack, Raab reveals as US expels diplomats
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