{"id":712,"date":"2023-03-17T15:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apheresis-therapy.eu\/apherese-therapie\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T13:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:47:19","slug":"what-happens-during-an-apheresis-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apherese-kortumpark.de\/en\/what-happens-during-an-apheresis-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens during an apheresis therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-10jzao-c5b8d26b0b3cea04a69d38dd489dc9ea\">\n.avia-section.av-10jzao-c5b8d26b0b3cea04a69d38dd489dc9ea{\nmargin-top:50px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-10jzao-c5b8d26b0b3cea04a69d38dd489dc9ea main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container 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therapy?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-t3crs-35b4efe2bed18a66f0315a842524fe54 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jnzy8-a4a13c519c6f80bbe2db1fe0cbe1bd10\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jnzy8-a4a13c519c6f80bbe2db1fe0cbe1bd10{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jnzy8-a4a13c519c6f80bbe2db1fe0cbe1bd10 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e3icw-79bac3081f579d368f7a35b036422074\">\n.avia-image-container.av-e3icw-79bac3081f579d368f7a35b036422074 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Apheresis therapy, sometimes called blood cleansing, gently and precisely removes harmful substances from the blood \u2013 including LDL cholesterol, lipoprotein(a), autoantibodies, and inflammatory messengers \u2013 to help reduce factors that contribute to disease.<\/p>\n<p>Blood or plasma is extracted from the body through veins, cleaned outside the body using an apheresis machine and various filters, and then returned to the body.<\/p>\n<p>Apheresis treatment lasts approximately two to three hours and is performed on an outpatient basis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ld1x7fcj-efeed2cd2d0db8b3907493e65cd61cdc\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ld1x7fcj-efeed2cd2d0db8b3907493e65cd61cdc{\nmargin-top:-80px;\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ld1x7fcj-efeed2cd2d0db8b3907493e65cd61cdc hr-invisible  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type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lcqa4svr-4b7a5641ab61ed70d3d78f5e09464fc7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lcqa4svr-4b7a5641ab61ed70d3d78f5e09464fc7{\npadding-bottom:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lcqa4svr-4b7a5641ab61ed70d3d78f5e09464fc7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lcqa4svr-4b7a5641ab61ed70d3d78f5e09464fc7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lcqa4svr-4b7a5641ab61ed70d3d78f5e09464fc7 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Procedure of apheresis<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-bj3yw-203651079956a899caea946e44d6355b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half  first 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avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-697 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-697 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/apherese-kortumpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/schema-immunapherese.png\" alt='' title='Schema der Immunfiltrationsapherese'  height=\"709\" width=\"944\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apherese-kortumpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/schema-immunapherese.png 944w, https:\/\/apherese-kortumpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/schema-immunapherese-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/apherese-kortumpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/schema-immunapherese-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/apherese-kortumpark.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/schema-immunapherese-705x529.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2rqoyg-4585d358e2d694e4de293ac1204ec69f\">\n.flex_column.av-2rqoyg-4585d358e2d694e4de293ac1204ec69f{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-2rqoyg-4585d358e2d694e4de293ac1204ec69f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lcqacxn4-75235e022945a63e8800930aebb47c11'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The therapeutic apheresis\/Toxopherese\u00ae is a double-membrane filtration apheresis. The procedure itself has been in use as a treatment method in the medical field worldwide for 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>Through apheresis, the blood plasma is relieved of disease-causing substances (such as antibodies or blood fats) using this special filter. The reduction of disease-causing substances like antibodies or blood fats can vary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Procedure\u00a0of\u00a0apheresis:<\/strong>\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p>The blood is drawn through 2 arm veins and continuously directed through a blood pump to a so-called plasma filter, which separates the blood in a ratio of 3:1 (3 parts blood to 1 part plasma).<\/p>\n<p>The obtained plasma is fed to the special immune filter. The immune filter has the ability to filter\u00a0antibodies and blood fats \u00a0from the plasma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-brnu8-b140441cd61455aea69b4faa06d0c428\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-brnu8-b140441cd61455aea69b4faa06d0c428{\nmargin-top:-80px;\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-brnu8-b140441cd61455aea69b4faa06d0c428 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide av-small-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ku2c8-b0a205053a8212f923d36825e96c405c\">\n.avia-section.av-2ku2c8-b0a205053a8212f923d36825e96c405c{\nmargin-top:50px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-2ku2c8-b0a205053a8212f923d36825e96c405c main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-712'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lcqa77q5-a5cf7b6e918308fed7b2f12fa51e5418\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lcqa77q5-a5cf7b6e918308fed7b2f12fa51e5418{\npadding-bottom:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lcqa77q5-a5cf7b6e918308fed7b2f12fa51e5418 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lcqa77q5-a5cf7b6e918308fed7b2f12fa51e5418 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lcqa77q5-a5cf7b6e918308fed7b2f12fa51e5418 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Side effects<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-8fm2w-843296761747fc6265f8501025f3d587 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfcn1xbn-a9b9075f5f57e431e9f25d9bada51b97'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Overall, apheresis therapy is well-tolerated. 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