Vessels · diagnostics and plasma therapy
High cholesterol and atherosclerosis: assessment and treatment in China (Boao Lecheng)
High lipids do not hurt — which is why people carry them for years. In the Boao Lecheng cluster it starts with an objective picture: lipid profile, cardiovascular risk and the state of the arteries. Evidence-based therapy remains the foundation, and apparatus-based plasma filtration is considered separately, by indication.
About the condition
High cholesterol and atherosclerosis: what happens in the joint
Atherosclerosis is the process in which lipids deposit in the artery wall and plaques form. It develops silently over years and announces itself through complications: angina, heart attack, stroke.
The main modifiable factor is low-density lipoprotein (LDL). The lower the level and the longer it is held there, the more slowly the process advances. This is supported by a large body of research.
And the crux: high cholesterol does not hurt. So the decision to treat is made not from how you feel but from the numbers and your total cardiovascular risk — blood pressure, smoking, weight, glucose and family history included.
Why people come
The situations we see most often
If one of these is yours, it is worth establishing the stage and the options.
- Cholesterol has been high for years
The numbers have been off for a long time and no systematic answer has emerged.
- Heart attacks or strokes in the family
Family history raises risk considerably and calls for earlier control.
- Plaques found on ultrasound
Changes were found in the carotid or other arteries and you need a plan.
- You tolerate the medication poorly
Standard therapy causes complaints and you want to work it through with a physician.
- You want to see the numbers
You want an objective picture: lipids, inflammation and the state of the vessels.
- You want a second opinion
You would like a specialist cardiologist to review your treatment plan.
Standard care first
What is normally done before anything else
We do not propose replacing proven treatment. On the contrary: without it, any next step loses its meaning.
The basis of managing atherosclerosis is the same worldwide, and it is proven:
- Total risk assessment — not cholesterol alone, but blood pressure, smoking, glucose, weight and family history
- Lipid panel and follow-up over time — the LDL target is set individually by a physician
- Imaging — carotid ultrasound and, where indicated, coronary calcium assessment
- Diet, activity, stopping smoking — the foundation that nothing replaces
- Medication — statins and, where the effect is insufficient, additional agents as prescribed
Apparatus-based plasma filtration does not replace baseline therapy. It is considered in specific situations and always at a physician's decision — as an addition, not an alternative.
The regenerative approach
What the cluster additionally considers
On medical grounds — as an addition to standard care, never instead of it.
- First, an objective picture
Extended diagnostics show the lipid profile, inflammatory markers, metabolism and the state of the vessels. Tactics are not built without this data.
- Cardiology assessment
A specialist physician reviews your treatment plan and your risk as a whole — the classic second-opinion request.
- DFPP by indication
Apparatus-based double filtration of plasma can lower lipid levels and blood viscosity. The effect is assessed by tests before and after — objectively, in numbers.
- A plan that works at home
The main outcome of the trip is a clear plan for years ahead, not a one-off procedure.
Methods
Which directions may be considered
What suits your case is determined by a physician after diagnostics.
Plainly about the limits
When the regenerative route is not for you
This matters more than any marketing: knowing in advance when the method is not considered.
Apparatus-based methods are not considered here if:
- Baseline therapy has not been started — beginning with procedures while skipping proven medication and lifestyle change is not rational
- There is an acute condition — chest pain or suspected heart attack or stroke needs emergency care locally, not a trip
- There is no objective data — no decision is made without a lipid panel and risk assessment
- A procedure is expected to replace medication and lifestyle — without addressing causes the effect is temporary
- There is severe comorbidity — contraindications are assessed individually by a physician
Plainly: for most people the answer is proven therapy and lifestyle change. Apparatus-based methods are a niche tool, not a universal answer, and we will say so directly.
How it works
From your records to coming home
- 11. Records and tests
You send your lipid panel, reports and medication list. We translate them for the cluster's physicians.
- 22. Preliminary assessment
The physician reviews your risk and current regimen and says what makes sense. No diagnosis online.
- 33. Diagnostics on site
Extended laboratory work, vascular imaging where indicated, and a cardiology consultation.
- 44. The plan
The physician sets it out: therapy, monitoring and — where indicated — procedures.
- 55. Follow-up over time
You leave with target values and a monitoring schedule, so the result holds at home.
Why here
What the Boao Lecheng cluster offers
- Diagnostics and treatment together
Laboratory, imaging and specialist cardiologists within days, without pauses between stages.
- Technologies unavailable at home
Plasma-filtration methods run on certified equipment, legally and under supervision.
- Objective measurement of effect
Values are measured before and after — you see the effect in numbers, not in impressions.
- You pay the clinic directly
No mark-up on the medicine: we organise the route, interpreting and support.
Common questions
The essentials
Send your scans — and get a straight answer
A specialist physician in the cluster will look at your stage and say whether the regenerative route is worth considering. We do not diagnose online.