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Management of children and adolescents with Wilson Disease and neurological worsening following D–Penicillamine therapy: A single centre experience

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2022
Background: Most centers in developing countries prefer chelation therapy with D-penicillamine for the management of Wilson's disease (WD) because of its easy availability and affordability. Neurological worsening following treatment with D-penicillamine
Madhan Kumar, T P Murugan, Arul P Lionel, Maya M Thomas, Pavithra Mannam, Sangeetha Yoganathan   +5 more
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence Following the Initiation of Iron Chelation Therapy in Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Advances in Hematology, 2010
Iron chelation therapy is often used to treat iron overload in patients requiring transfusion of red blood cells (RBC). A 76-year-old man with MDS type refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia, intermediate-1 IPSS risk, was referred when he ...
Maha A. Badawi, Linda M. Vickars, Jocelyn M. Chase, Heather A. Leitch   +3 more
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Healthcare resource utilization and direct costs of transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a retrospective cost-of-illness study

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) require lifelong blood transfusions and iron chelation therapy. Thus, patients afflicted with TDT often have to undergo blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy, which causes a major ...
Shaikha Alshamsi, Samer Hamidi, Hacer Ozgen Narci   +2 more
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Young Paediatricians About Chelation Therapyin Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Major Children

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022
Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of young paediatricians about chelation therapy in transfusiondependent thalassemia major children.
Misbah Fakih, Faisal Basheer, Saad Ateeq, Farooq Ikram, Hafsa Asad, Qamar uz Zaman Khan   +5 more
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Metal ion chelation of poly(aspartic acid): From scale inhibition to therapeutic potentials [PDF]

, 2023
Poly(aspartic acid) (PASP) is a biodegradable, biocompatible water-soluble synthetic anionic polypeptide. PASP has shown a strong affinity and thus robust complexation with heavy and alkaline earth metal ions, from which several applications are ...
Sirous, Fariba, Ta, Hang Thu, Adelnia, Hossein, Blakey, Idriss   +3 more
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Beliefs about chelation among thalassemia patients

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2012
Background Understanding patients’ views about medication is crucial to maximize adherence. Thalassemia is a congenital blood disorder requiring chronic blood transfusions and daily iron chelation therapy.
Trachtenberg Felicia L, Mednick Lauren, Kwiatkowski Janet L, Neufeld Ellis J, Haines Dru, Pakbaz Zahra, Thompson Alexis A, Quinn Charles T, Grady Robert, Sobota Amy, Olivieri Nancy, Horne Robert, Yamashita Robert   +12 more
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Article Commentary: Chelation Therapy for Mercury Poisoning [PDF]

, 2009
Chelation therapy has been the major treatment for heavy metal poisoning. Various chelating agents have been developed and tested for treatment of heavy metal intoxications, including mercury poisoning.
Han Dai, Rong Guan
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Pubertal Development in Girls with Beta Thalassaemia and Assessment of the Adequacy of Chelation Therapy: A Quasi-experimental Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Beta thalassaemia is the most prevalent hereditary autosomal disorder, significantly impacting endocrine function during pubertal development. The pathology is rooted in the excessive deposition of iron in vital organs.
Rupali Modak, Amitava Pal, Shuvendu Das, Dilip Kumar Biswas   +3 more
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Effect of chelation therapy on arrhythmogenic and basal ECG parameters of lead exposed workers [PDF]

, 2021
Lead exposure has etiological role on cardiovascular system diseases as hypertension, ath erosclerosis, stroke, and arrhythmic events. In this study, we aimed to compare the basal and arrhythmogenic ECG parameters of lead exposed workers before and ...
Karanfil, Mustafa, Özbay, Mustafa Bilal, Ünal, Sefa, Akbuğa, Kürşat, Aruğaslan, Emre, Gündüzöz, Meşide, Karakurt, Murat   +6 more
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MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES AND IRON CHELATION THERAPY

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2017
Over recent decades we have been fortunate to witness the advent of new technologies and of an expanded knowledge and application of chelation therapies to the benefit of patients with iron overload.
Emanuele Angelucci, Silvana Anna Maria Urru, Federica Pilo, Alberto Piperno   +3 more
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