Can "super-tech blood filtration" prevent stroke?

Recently, a trend of "super-tech blood filtration" has emerged in 2-3 hours at a cost of about ten million VND to help prevent strokes, heart attacks, and cancer. This method is introduced as "blood taken from the patient's veins, transported through the first filter to separate the plasma, the plasma goes through a second filter to remove impurities. When the plasma is clean, it is combined with blood and put back into the body".

Dialysis does not prevent stroke (illustrative image).

Regarding "high-tech blood filtration technique to remove blood fat and reduce the risk of stroke", Associate Professor, Doctor, Doctor Pham Nguyen Vinh, Vice President of the Vietnam Heart Association, affirmed: There is no scientific basis to show that blood filtration can prevent stroke or myocardial infarction. The cause of myocardial infarction is atherosclerosis and other risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, lipid disorders... which accumulate over many years to cause the disease.

Atherosclerosis is a buildup of plaque from fat, cholesterol, calcium and other substances found in the foods we eat that accumulate in the walls of our arteries. This is a natural aging process that begins when we are young and continues into old age.

Recently, in response to the reflection on the advertisement of "high-tech blood filtration technique to remove blood fat and reduce the risk of stroke" of DNA International General Hospital, the Ministry of Health requested the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health to inspect, verify, and rectify the advertising activities.

During a meeting with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health , the hospital's leadership admitted to violations in advertising and promised to immediately stop advertising that did not comply with regulations. The Department of Health requested the hospital's board of directors to review and re-examine medical records with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis and a prescription for dialysis...

When filtering blood, the filter cannot distinguish between types of cholesterol, so it can remove good cholesterol (HDL) which protects the patient's blood vessels and heart. This process also removes albumin, an important protein in the blood, and substances that disrupt electrolytes. Therefore, improper blood filtering can lead to infection, disrupt substances in the body, affecting health, and is very expensive."

Cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, and stroke are also caused by many causes or risk factors, mainly high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood fat, obesity, smoking, drinking alcohol, or substance abuse...

Previously, Dr. Tran Chi Cuong, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Neurointerventional Association, said: Currently, there is no indication for blood lipid filtration to prevent stroke. Dr. Cuong also pointed out the risks that can occur during blood filtration, for example, if a patient has a brain vascular malformation, brain aneurysm, and the aneurysm is not treated, then blood filtration will increase the patient's brain hemorrhage, which is very dangerous. Or if the patient has a narrowed intracranial artery, ischemia to the brain, when blood filtration will slow down the patient's blood circulation, causing cerebral ischemia, leading to a high risk of stroke during blood filtration.

According to medical experts, dialysis performed at an unsafe facility or with the wrong indication carries the risk of cross-infection with hepatitis B, C, etc., and reactions with the components of the dialysis solution, the dialysis membrane, or blood products after being introduced into the body, leading to anaphylactic shock, which can be life-threatening if not treated promptly.

To prevent high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, stroke and heart attack, people need to adjust their diet, have a scientific lifestyle and proactively check and screen for diseases regularly. They should limit the consumption of foods containing saturated fat and use fats that are good for the body. In addition, they need to live a healthy life, get enough sleep, increase physical exercise at a level appropriate to their health condition, do not smoke, reduce alcohol consumption, etc. At the same time, they should have regular health check-ups.

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