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Can EDTA And Nattokinase Cure Recurred Minor Angina?

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Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Question: I am a 93 yr. old male and Ten years ago I had 2 stents put into my left coronary as a result of Angina. Minor Angina has reoccurred and an Angiogram has been planned. Can any present occlusion be cleared by the use of supplements , such as EDTA, Nattokinase, and CoQ10? Should I precede with another Angiogram?
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Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Go for angio

Detailed Answer:
Dear friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

Angiogram and intervention (stent) is the only approach scientifically proved/ time tested / corroborated… That is the gold standard against which other procedures are compared.
You have had the procedure before / people have undergone major surgeries at this age / there is no fear or reason to reconsider...

None of the others can supplement or supplant the angioplasty / they are all empirical and scientifically tested for validity

It may be risky and waste of precious time in opting for unproved approaches…

Take care     
God bless
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad
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Follow up: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (53 minutes later)
I would like to know if the supplements I mentioned have worked when used by alternative Medicine MD's. Do you know if that can be true? Do you have personal knowledge of this? Can conventional Medicine not be up-to-date on some procedures that are successful?
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Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (29 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I am not convinced

Detailed Answer:
Hi

     I have had a handful of patients, who had opted for EDTA / had no benefit / and returned to have angioplasty
     They may be harmless, but useless in my judgment. I will not undergo / I do not recommend such treatments.

     The latest edition of the standard text book (Hurst) on Heart has its last chapter on Complementary and Alternative Medicine / and does not recommend them. They are small samples, not confirmed by other colleagues / no double blind studies and so on… if so, should it not have replaced the invasive procedures? None of my friends or family members have had it – despite being hard core enthusiasts (one of my in-laws had a doctorate and working there, is being treated by me!)

Conventional medicine is peer reviewed and is the best under present circumstances... The choice is yours

Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad
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Can EDTA And Nattokinase Cure Recurred Minor Angina?

Brief Answer: Go for angio Detailed Answer: Dear friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic Angiogram and intervention (stent) is the only approach scientifically proved/ time tested / corroborated… That is the gold standard against which other procedures are compared. You have had the procedure before / people have undergone major surgeries at this age / there is no fear or reason to reconsider... None of the others can supplement or supplant the angioplasty / they are all empirical and scientifically tested for validity It may be risky and waste of precious time in opting for unproved approaches… Take care God bless