India, Feb. 2 -- PNN

Faridabad (Haryana) [India], February 2: In a groundbreaking medical intervention, SSB Heart and Multispeciality Hospital, Faridabad, achieved a milestone by successfully performing a hybrid procedure for a Type A dissection of the entire aorta. This innovative approach, combining both traditional surgery and covered endovascular stenting, proved to be a life-saving solution for a critical case.

A patient from Ghaziabad arrived at SSB Hospital with severe chest pain, alarmingly high blood pressure, and acute kidney failure. The diagnosis revealed a Type A dissection of the entire aorta, a condition with potentially fatal consequences. Managing such a case presented a unique challenge -- neither a comprehensive surgi...