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Delhi doctors save 66-year-old from "Ticking Time Bomb" aortic rupture
Updated On: 03 June, 2026 04:58 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The team chose a safer, cutting-edge approach: Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR). The patient was first stabilised in the Cardiac Care Unit with specialised medication to lower blood pressure and reduce stress on the weakened artery wall.

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In a high-stakes race against time, a specialist medical team led by Dr Prof. N.N. Khanna, Senior Consultant Cardiologist and North India Lead Consultant for Endovascular Services for the Apollo Group of Hospitals, has successfully performed a life-saving procedure on a patient with a leaking "hidden killer" spanning his chest and abdomen.
Aortic aneurysms, abnormal bulges in the wall of the body's main artery, are often silent and can go unnoticed until they become life-threatening. This was the case of a 66-year-old patient suffering from chronic kidney disease.
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