DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 76-year-old male who has been diagnosed with blocked coronary arteries. One vessel is 40 percent to 59 percent blocked, and another is 60 percent to 70 percent occluded, ...

CHELATION THERAPY HAS been around for decades as a treatment for toxic metal poisoning. But, there have also been claims that the therapy could help several other conditions. Experts aren't so sure.

Chelation therapy consists of a series of IV administrations of disodium or calcium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) mixed with minerals and vitamins. Typically, patients recline in a chair in ...

Jan. 22, 2003 -- Ethylenedinitrilo tetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelation therapy presumably reduces the progression of renal disease in patients with high normal lead levels and without diabetes, ...

I. A Brief History of EDTA Chelation for Cardiovascular Disease In its early years the AAMP mounted one of the first "direct-to-consumer" drug advertising campaigns in the form of "An Open Letter to ...

Although chelation therapy with the drug disodium EDTA has been used for many years with limited evidence of efficacy for the treatment of coronary disease, a randomized trial that included patients ...

In patients with CAD and history of myocardial infarction and diabetes, edetate disodium chelation is not effective for decreasing cardiovascular events. Edetate disodium (EDTA) chelation is not ...

Peter H. Gott, M.D. Dear Dr. Gott: A family member is a type-2 diabetic with high blood pressure. What do you know about oral chelation? Does it work? Dear Reader: Oral chelation therapy, simply put, ...

Chelation therapy reduced cardiovascular events and death in patients with diabetes but not in those without diabetes, according to new data from the TACT study presented at AHA 2013. Those with ...

I thank Dr. Stephen Ely for his letter [“Research Doesn’t Support Chelation Therapy’s Effectiveness,” March 25, Xpress], as it provides insight into the forces keeping our conventional medical care ...

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I am a 56-year-old woman recovering from a stroke. Although my general health was very good, I had long used NSAIDs to ease the pain and inflammation of chronic injuries from 35 years teaching ...