Kathmandu: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, has been discharged from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing, China, today. He was admitted to the hospital after suffering a mild heart attack on Oct 19 during an official visit to the People's Republic of China. He has been discharged after five days.
According to a statement from the hospital, DPM Shrestha was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction and was immediately taken to the Cath lab. Emergency coronary angiography revealed an occlusion in the obtuse marginal branch and significant stenosis in the left anterior descending artery.
A stent was promptly placed in the obtuse marginal branch to alleviate his chest pain. This incident occurred on Oct 18 when he was in Beijing to participate in the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
Upon his discharge from the hospital, Deputy Prime Minister Shrestha expressed his gratitude to the medical team involved in his treatment, the hospital staff, and the Nepali Embassy in Beijing. Similarly, he extended his thanks to all those who showed concern for his health and sent him best wishes.
DPM Shrestha is scheduled to return home on the morning of 25 Oct 2023, as informed by the DPM's secretariat.
