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QUESTION: Is chelation of significance for people suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy? - 09 Mar 2007 Victoria, Australia I am 77 yoa, and 2 years ago diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. I ask is Chelation of any significance for me? Any information you can provide will be of great use, as I am currently the National Membership Secretary of the Cardiomyopathy Association of Australia. Looking forward to any info you can supply, Yours Faithfully, Peter |
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Answer: 09 Mar 2007 [START OF EXTRACT]
[EXTRACT OF REFERENCE LIST] 3. [This reference does not itself mention chelation but the following extract explains why chelation has been associated with dilated cardiomyopathy as in the two references above.] "Marked Elevation of Myocardial Trace Elements in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Compared With Secondary Cardiac Dysfunction" by Andrea Frustaci, Nicola Magnavita, Cristina Chimenti, Marina Caldarulo, Enrico Sabbioni, Romano Pietra, Carlo Cellini, Gian Federico Possati & Attilio Maseri, in Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 33, No. 6, 1999. [START OF EXTRACT] 4. The cardiac changes in thalassemia major: their assessment by Doppler echocardiography [ABSTRACT ONLY] [Full article is in Italian] by Favilli S, De Simone L, Mori F, Pollini I, Cecchi F, Zuppiroli A, Manetti A in G Ital Cardiol. 1993 Dec;23(12):1195-200. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8174870?dopt=Abstract [START OF EXTRACT] I hope this helps Yours Sincerely Elizabeth O’Brien |
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