Chelation therapy for heart disease: Does it work? - Mayo Clinic Can chelation therapy treat heart disease? 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
Lead poisoning - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic Chelation therapy In this treatment, a medicine given by mouth binds with the lead The lead then passes out of the body in the urine Chelation therapy might be needed 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 EDTA chelation therapy
Terapia de quelación para las enfermedades del corazón: ¿funciona? Pero investigaciones recientes sugieren lo contrario Esto es lo que se sabe hasta ahora: 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
Hemochromatosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic 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
Wilsons disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic Diagnosing Wilson's disease can be hard because its symptoms often are like other liver diseases, such as hepatitis Also, symptoms can occur over time Changes in behavior that come on gradually can be especially hard to link to Wilson's disease Doctors rely on symptoms and test results to make the diagnosis Tests and procedures used to diagnose Wilson's disease include:
Autism spectrum disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Overview 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 autism spectrum disorder refers to the wide range of symptoms and the severity of
Polypill: Does it treat heart disease? - Mayo Clinic The term "polypill" describes a pill that contains a combination of medicines The medicines are commonly used to treat heart disease and high blood pressure Healthcare professionals aren't yet sure what the best mix of medicines is for the polypill It probably will include low doses of these
Succimer (oral route) - Side effects dosage - Mayo Clinic Description Succimer is used in the treatment of acute lead poisoning to remove excess lead from the body, especially in small children Succimer combines with lead in the blood stream The combination of lead and succimer is then removed from the body by the kidneys By removing the excess lead, the medicine lessens damage to various organs and tissues of the body
Deferasirox (oral route) - Side effects dosage - Mayo Clinic Description Deferasirox is used to remove excess iron from the body in patients who have had too many blood transfusions and in patients with non-transfusion dependent thalassemia syndromes Deferasirox is an iron chelator (binder) It combines with iron in the blood The combination of iron and deferasirox is then removed from the body by the kidneys If you have too much iron in the body, it