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Nepal's last king, Gyanendra Shah, was in a stable condition in a Kathmandu hospital yesterday after suffering a heart attack, his doctor said.
Gyanendra, 67, was rushed to Kathmandu's Norvic Hospital late on Saturday after he complained of chest pain.
"There was a 100 per cent blockage in his left artery and we performed a procedure last night to open the obstruction," the ex-king's doctor and director of the hospital, Bharat Rawat, said.
Rawat said the former king was recovering well and could be discharged as early as today.
Hundreds of well-wishers yesterday flocked to the hospital in the centre of Katmandu, forcing security to be tightened.
Gyanendra has kept a low profile since stepping down from the throne in June 2008 when the country's parliament voted to abolish Nepal's monarchy, transforming the Himalayan nation into a secular republic.
The former king, traditionally revered as an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, has largely confined himself to his hunting lodge on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
Gyanendra came to the throne in 2001 after a palace massacre in which his nephew, the then crown prince, gunned down most of the royal family - including the king and queen - before shooting himself.
Gyanendra became deeply unpopular when he seized direct control of the nation in 2005, claiming mainstream parties had failed to tackle the deadly Maoist insurgency. The takeover pushed political parties and rebel Maoists into an alliance that eventually led to the fall of the 240-year-old Hindu monarchy.


Last king of Nepal struck by heart attack

Former king Gyanendra is said to be recovering well. Photo: AP

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Nepal's last king, Gyanendra Shah, was in a stable condition in a Kathmandu hospital yesterday after suffering a heart attack, his doctor said.


Last king of Nepal struck by heart attack

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Nepal's last king, Gyanendra Shah, was in a stable condition in a Kathmandu hospital yesterday after suffering a heart attack, his doctor said.

Nepal's last king, Gyanendra Shah, was in a stable condition in a Kathmandu hospital yesterday after suffering a heart attack, his doctor said.