Heart Patients Affected as CT Scan Machine at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre Remains Broken for Five Months

KATHMANDU. Heart patients have been affected as the CT scan machine at the country's main government heart hospital, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, has been broken for the past five months.Since the CT scan service has been affected since Baishakh, patients coming to the hospital for treatment are forced to go to private health institutions by paying expensive fees or wait for a long time. The 'CT Coronary Angiography', a highly sensitive technology used to detect blockages in the heart's arteries, has been halted, affecting the treatment of daily emergency and regular patients.Up to 40 patients used to get CT...