McDonagh Medical Center
Renal Artery Stenosis Reversal in a Hypertensive Individual, Using a Combination of EDTA Chelation and Multiple Vitamin and Trace Mineral Therapy
C.J. Rudolph, D.O., Ph.D., F.A.C.A.M., and E.W. McDonagh, D.O., A.C.G.P., F.A.C.A.M.| Table 1 | Flow Velocity | Renal Aortic Ratio |
Table 1 shows the flow velocity in the renal artery before and after patient was treated with 70 infusions of EDTA chelation. The renal aortic ratio is a measure of the flow velocity in the renal artery divided by the blood flow in the aorta and indicates stenosis if it is > 3.50. |
| Pre-Treatment | 206 cm/sec | 3.75 | |
| Post-Treatment | 113 cm/sec | 1.69 |
A 70 year-old white male patient presented with a history of severe hypertension and left renal artery stenosis. Doppler duplex scanning revealed a peak systolic velocity blood flow in excess of 200 cm/sec in the renal artery. The renal artery to aorta flow velocity ratio was greater than 3.5. The patient was treated with a combination of intravenous chelation therapy using a series of 3 gram infusions of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), together with orally administered multivitamin and trace minerals. After treatment, the patient's blood pressure was reduced, requiring less medication. Blood flow in the left renal artery and the renal artery/aorta flow ratio were within normal limits.
