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Chennai Doctors Perform Emergency High-Risk Surgery to Treat Rare Aortic Dissection in Young IT Professional Chennai, March 23, 2026: Doctors at Prashanth Hospitals recently managed a critical cardiac emergency involving a 39-year-old IT professional who was diagnosed with Type A Aortic Dissection, a rare and life-threatening condition requiring immediate surgical intervention. The patient, with no known history of cardiac illness, presented to the emergency department with sudden onset severe chest pain and significantly elevated blood pressure. The nature of pain, described as sharp and radiating towards the back, prompted clinicians to investigate beyond a routine cardiac event. Further clinical assessment revealed differences in pulse and blood pressure between the arms, a cardiac ...