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Chelation Therapy (Therapy, Chelation) Summary

Description: Therapy of heavy metal poisoning using agents which sequester the metal from organs or tissues and bind it firmly within the ring structure of a new compound which can be eliminated from the body.

Also Known As: Therapy, Chelation; Chelation Therapies; Therapies, Chelation

Networked: 943 relevant articles (97 outcomes, 90 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Chelation Therapy is Relevant

  1. Iron Overload : 27 outcomes 16 studies in 292 results
  2. beta-Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia) : 17 outcomes 20 studies in 166 results
  3. Thalassemia : 7 outcomes 8 studies in 95 results
  4. Lead Poisoning (Poisoning, Lead) : 5 outcomes in 36 results
  5. Poisoning : 4 outcomes in 24 results
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Drugs Related to Chelation Therapy

  1. Iron
  2. Deferoxamine (Desferal)
  3. Edetic Acid (EDTA)
  4. deferasirox
  5. deferiprone (CP20)
  6. Ferritins (Ferritin)
  7. Penicillamine (Cuprimine)
  8. Chelating Agents
  9. Sodium
  10. Aluminum
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Therapies Related to Chelation Therapy

  1. Blood Transfusion (Blood Transfusions)
  2. Transplants (Transplant)
  3. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients)
  4. Erythrocyte Transfusion
  5. Splenectomy
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