A MAN'S bout of self pleasure ended in a potentially deadly heart emergency, as he suffered a torn artery after masturbating.

The 59-year-old man called an ambulance after getting a tight jaw and tingling in his hands following his solo sesh .

Doctors were baffled by his symptoms, at first fearing he had a severe case of sepsis.

But a battery of tests revealed he had in fact suffered a tear to his aorta, the body's largest artery that carries blood from the heart to the body, medically called aortic dissection.

This resulted in severe aortic regurgitation , a medical emergency where the blood flows backwards into the heart.

Aortic dissection is a rare condition that can be life-threatening if not identified and treated promptly.

People suffering the health emergency usually exper

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