Alternative Therapy for Heart Disease Has Experts Concerned by Liz Szabo. USA Today. November 5, 2012.
While there was some indication that chelation had some benefit for cardiovascular problems, there were questions of statistical significance and possible skewing of the sample due to withdrawal of 17% of the study participants. The research leader said that the study should not be used to recommend the procedure. Chelation is an "off-label" procedure for rare cases of heavy metal poisoning used for cardiovascular purpose of reducing problems in individuals who have already suffered a heart attack. Tens of thousands of individuals have this procedure every year.
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