Former King Gyanendra Shah Undergoes Angioplasty

Former King Gyanendra Shah, who was diagnosed with complications in his heart during a regular health checkup, was admitted to the Norvic International Hospital in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Doctors decided to go ahead with angioplasty after a medical report revealed a blockage in a heart valve during the angiography test.

A team of doctors led by Dr. Yadav Dev Bhatta successfully performed the angioplasty procedure on Shah, who had celebrated his 70^th birthday only recently.

According to family sources, the former king would spend a few days recuperating at the hospital.

Shah was the last king of Nepal from 2001 to 2008 before monarchy was abolished and the country was declared a republic.