Archives: 2007 December

Chelating (pronounced key-layting) agents are substances which can chemically bond with, or chelate (from the Greek chele, claw), metals, minerals, or chemical toxins from the body. The chelating agent actually encircles a mineral or metal ion and carries it from the body via the urine and feces. Many organic acids found in the body or […]

Chelation reduces calcium plaques on arterial walls. These atherosclerotic plaques are not limited to arteries nearest the heart. On the contrary, they are widespread and can affect blood flow (oxygen delivery) to every cell, tissue, gland, organ, and system being served by the over 75,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. Chelation reaches every […]

Oral Chelation is  delivered orally and involves ingesting nutritional food supplements which contain chelating agents (EDTA & numerous natural chelators) and may include; vitamins, minerals, amino acids, antioxidants, phytonutrients, and herbs.
Oral EDTA chelation has all the benefits of IV chelation, but is much slower acting because only 4% to 18% of an oral EDTA […]

Chelating agents bind lead in soft tissues and are used in the treatment of lead poisoning to enhance urinary and biliary excretion of lead, thus decreasing total lead levels in the body (1). During the past 30 years, environmental and dietary exposures to lead have decreased substantially, resulting in a considerable decrease in population blood […]

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Completed

Combination Iron Chelation Therapy

Conditions:

Iron Overload;   Thalassemia

Intervention:

Drug: Combination Iron Chelation Therapy

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Completed

Long-Term Lead Chelation Therapy and Progressive Renal Insufficiency

Condition:

Urologic Disease

Intervention:

Drug: calcium disodium EDTA (edetate calcium disodium)

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Active, not recruiting

Penicillamine Chelation for Children With Lead Poisoning

Conditions:

Lead Poisoning;   Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions:

Device: d-penicillamine;   Drug: placebo

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Active, not recruiting

An Extension Study of Iron Chelation Therapy With Deferasirox […]

Several theories have been suggested by those who recommend this form of treatment. One theory suggests that EDTA chelation might work by directly removing calcium found in fatty plaques that block the arteries, causing the plaques to break up. Another is that the process of chelation may stimulate the release of a hormone that in […]

Chelation is a chemical process in which a substance is used to bind molecules, such as metals or minerals, and hold them tightly so that they can be removed from a system, such as the body. In medicine, chelation has been scientifically proven to rid the body of excess or toxic metals. For example, a […]

Because the severity of CAD and its symptoms can vary from person to person, the way the disease is diagnosed and treated can also vary. CAD is often diagnosed through a series of tests that can include blood tests to see if protein has been released into the bloodstream from damaged heart tissues, electrocardiograms (EKGs) […]

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease. In CAD the coronary arteries, the vessels that bring oxygen-rich blood to the tissues of the heart, become blocked by deposits of a fatty substance called plaque. As plaque builds, the arteries become narrower and less oxygen and nutrients are transported to the […]