Chelation therapy for heart disease: Does it work? - Mayo Clinic Chelation therapy doesn't seem to be an effective treatment for heart disease Chelation therapy has long been used as a treatment for mercury and lead poisoning And in the past, some people received chelation therapy to treat heart disease and stroke But it isn't a proven treatment for these conditions
Terapia de quelación para las enfermedades del corazón: ¿funciona? El Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (Ensayo para evaluar la terapia de quelación) (TACT, por sus siglas en inglés) no proporcionó pruebas suficientes para apoyar el uso sistemático de este tratamiento para enfermedades cardíacas
Wilsons disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic Another copper chelation agent called trientine works much like penicillamine, but it tends to cause fewer side effects Still, nervous system symptoms can get worse when taking trientine Zinc acetate (Galzin) This medicine stops your body from absorbing copper from the food you eat
Lead poisoning - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic Chelation therapy In this treatment, a medication given by mouth binds with the lead so that it's excreted in urine Chelation therapy might be recommended for children with a blood level of 45 mcg dL or greater and adults with high blood levels of lead or symptoms of lead poisoning ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelation therapy
Hemochromatosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic Instead, a healthcare professional may recommend a medicine to remove excess iron The medicine can be injected into the body, or it can be taken as a pill The medicine binds excess iron, allowing the body to expel iron through urine or stool in a process that's called chelation (KEE-lay-shun) Chelation is not commonly used in hemochromatosis
Thalassemia - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic Thalassemia is caused by gene changes in cells that make hemoglobin Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body
Autism spectrum disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain development that affects how people see others and socialize with them This causes problems in communication and getting along with others socially The condition also includes limited and repeated patterns of behavior The term "spectrum" in
Thalassemia - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic Chelation therapy This treatment removes extra iron from the blood Iron can build up due to regular transfusions Some people with thalassemia who don't have regular transfusions also can develop excess iron Removing the excess iron is vital for your health To help rid your body of the extra iron, you might need to take medicine by mouth