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Is chelation therapy effective for heart patients?
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Not for Kids: Not for kids. Stay away from this potentially life threatening procedure.
Answered 9/8/2013
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No: Never been proven to definitively decrease adverse cardiovascular events.
Answered 3/26/2013
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TACT NIH: See Below: The answer is >400 character spaces, so i'll provide you with a few links and let you decide: 1) http://www.Nhlbi.Nih.Gov/news/press-releases/supplement/questions-and-answers-the-nih-trial-of-edta-chelation-therapy-for-coronary-heart-disease.Html 2) http://www.Forbes.Com/sites/larryhusten/2012/11/04/nih-trial-gives-surprising-boost-to-chelation-therapy/.
Answered 12/9/2013
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