The doctor warned that the ‘super -tech dialysis’ could not prevent stroke

On March 7, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Pham Nguyen Vinh, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Heart Association, said as above about the dialysis service “Super technology for 2-3 hours cost about tens of million dong”. Some articles on social networks advertise the effects of this method such as “eliminating blood fat, inflammatory substances, heavy metals, prevent stroke, myocardial infarction, cancer …”. Specifically, the blood is taken from the patient’s veins, then transported via filter filter for the first time to separate plasma, plasma through the second filter filter to remove impurities. When plasma is clean, combined with blood into the body.

Assoc. In particular, atherosclerosis formed by plaque (from fat, cholesterol, calcium, other substances in the daily consumption food) accumulated in the artery wall. This is the natural aging process of the body.

When dialysis, the filter does not distinguish cholesterol so it can remove good cholesterol (HDL) that protects blood vessels, cardiovascular disease for patients. This process also eliminates albumin – an important protein in the blood and substances that reverse electrolytes.

“Untreated dialysis can lead to infection, disturbing substance in the body affect health and costly,” said Assoc. Prof. Vinh.

There are many causes or risk factors for cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke, mainly hypertension, cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, high blood fat, obesity, deformities or brain vessels … The elderly, smokers, drinking alcohol or each stroke are also at high risk of recurrence. Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Duc, Head of Neurology Department, Center for Neurology, Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, said dialysis technique did not change all risk factors, so it was impossible to prevent stroke and myocardial infarction.

Dr. Ta Phuong Dung, Deputy Director of the Center for Urology – Kidney – Male Medicine, Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, said that the dialysis technique is most specified in the treatment of chronic kidney disease phase 5. At this time, the kidneys cannot filter excess water and residue in the body. In addition to the treatment of end-stage renal disease, dialysis is only applied with 5 indications including serious neuropathy such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (autoimmune disorder causing the immune system to attack nerves), pancreatitis, blood, liver, severe blood infection. Some cases of filtering triglycerides (neutral fat) in the blood, when this ingredient is 7-8 times higher than normal due to acute pancreatitis. At this time, dialysis is only a supportive measure to treat and prevent severe progression. But only when the doctor uses all the medical methods and still ineffective will the dialysis.

Dialysis is a high technology, must be done in specialized units, with modern facilities and specialized equipment. The dialysis process requires a doctor to monitor closely, ensure aseptic environment because the blood is taken from the body to filter the toxin, then put it back into the body. Therefore, dialysis units in hospitals are in the special care department or dialysis center to meet the strict standards of this technique. According to the doctors, the wrong dialysis is indicated, performed at an unsafe facility that has the risk of cross -contamination of hepatitis B, C, anaphylaxis, which can be life -threatening.

To prevent hypertension, atherosclerosis, prevent stroke and myocardial infarction, doctors recommend that people adjust the diet, scientific activities, limit the consumption of saturated fat foods, use good fats for the body. Healthy living, getting enough sleep, strengthening exercise according to reasonable levels, suitable for physical strength, no smoking, reducing alcohol … to enhance health.

If the family has a history of myocardial infarction, all members should check the total cholesterol, blood triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol and determine whether or not Lipoprotein (A) is too high. This is the reason why many people are thin, vegetarian or frugal still suffer from blood lipid disorders. Periodic health screening helps early detection, timely treatment, reducing the rate of complications.

If atherosclerosis due to genetic disorders, besides managing a good diet, the patient is indicated for blood fat, examination and monitoring periodically for 3-6 months. The treatment process also depends on the patient’s complications of atherosclerosis (have myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction), from which there is an appropriate treatment regimen.

Vietnam is one of the countries with the highest mortality rate in the world. On average, more than 200,000 cases have a stroke from light to medium and heavy each year.

Doctors recommend each person, especially people with risk factors, should actively screen stroke and periodic myocardial infarction. For healthy people, under the age of 50, the results of stroke previously not detected abnormalities can screen every 3-5 years. People over 50 years old, with high risk factors such as high blood fat, diabetes, hypertension should screen stroke, myocardial infarction 1-2 years.

The doctor diagnosed with blood tests, echocardiography and 4D blood vessels, computerized tomography with CT 768 slices, CT 1975 sliced ​​or CT 100,000 slices, resonance imaging from 1.5-3 Tesla, MSCT heart and coronary artery, coronary angiography system with Robot Artis Pheno Robot arm …