Chelation therapy for heart disease: Does it work? - Mayo Clinic Chelation therapy involves weekly treatments of medicine called ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, also known as EDTA The medicine is given through a vein Each treatment lasts from 30 minutes to up to a few hours The medicine finds and sticks to metals and minerals in the bloodstream
Lead poisoning - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelation therapy Health care providers treat adults with lead levels greater than 45 mcg dL of blood and children who can't tolerate the drug used in conventional chelation therapy most commonly with a chemical called calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) EDTA is given by injection