ATLANTA -- Chelation to remove lead and other heavy metals didn't improve outcomes for type 2 diabetes patients after myocardial infarction (MI), the TACT2 trial showed. Cumulative incidence of time ...

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.

Removing metals from the body through a controversial treatment has little effect on the long-term health of people who've previously suffered a heart attack, according to the results of a ...

DALLAS, TX — The Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT), dubbed by one observer as "the most controversial CVD trial in a long time," is stepping back into the limelight today with findings from a ...

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 ...

Overall, those receiving chelation had an 18% reduced risk of subsequent cardiovascular events, such as heart attack, stroke, hospitalization for angina, or coronary revascularization or death from ...

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, ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL—Patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) on the backdrop of diabetes may get some relief from their leg and foot symptoms if toxic metals are removed from their body via chelation, ...

In results that are stunning cardiologists, a new study shows a “fringe” alternative treatment for heart disease was found to be very effective at preventing heart problems – but the report is so ...