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Metals in medicine.

Robert A Nash1

  • 1American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology, USA.

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
|August 2, 2005
PubMed
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Toxicant metals in the environment pose risks to human health, particularly in aging and vascular diseases. Research explores the link between metal detoxification via chelation therapy and improved vascular conditions.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Toxicology
  • Cardiovascular Medicine

Background:

  • Increasing reports link toxicant metals to human health issues, especially in aging and vascular diseases.
  • Toxicant metals are both natural environmental elements and industrial byproducts.
  • Clinical expertise in acute metal poisoning is declining, with few recent US case reports.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the clinical, environmental, historical, and scientific aspects of toxicant metals and their health effects.
  • To update on the expanding field of metal toxicology and its relation to human health.
  • To discuss the potential health consequences of environmental toxicant metals.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of peer-reviewed studies on toxicant metals and human health.

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  • Analysis of environmental sources and industrial contributions of toxicant metals.
  • Examination of historical toxicological data and current clinical observations.

    • Main Results:

    • Toxicant metals are implicated in numerous diseases of aging, particularly vascular conditions.
    • A clinical correlation is observed between metal detoxification using chelation therapy and improved vascular disease outcomes.
    • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is investigating chelation therapy for post-myocardial infarction patients in the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT).

    Conclusions:

    • Environmental toxicant metals represent a significant public health concern with broad health consequences.
    • Chelation therapy shows promise for treating vascular diseases linked to toxicant metal exposure.
    • Further research is warranted to fully understand and mitigate the health impacts of toxicant metals.