RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Rizzo, Toni
T1 Assessment of Chelation Therapy: The TACT Trial
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 18
SP 9
OP 10
DO 10.1177/155989771218003
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/18/9.abstract
AB Disodium ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) binds divalent cations and permits renal excretion. The data for chelation have been mixed with some case reports and case series reporting benefit and other studies suggesting no benefit or even harm, particularly when rapid infusions cause hypocalcemia. This article reports the results of the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy [TACT; NCT00044213].