Chelation Heart Disease Study Investigated by Government

The government is investigating if heart attack survivors enrolled in a controversial federal study of an alternative treatment were told about possible health risks.
According to this article, the $30 million study with 1,500 participants, is one of the largest alternative medicine experiments. It tests high doses of vitamin and mineral supplements and chelation, a treatment used for lead poisoning. It has not been proven safe or effective for heart disease and has the potential to cause drug injury.
Last August, the federal Office of Human Research Protections began a probe into whether the people in the study were being fully informed of risks and adequately protected. Researchers then suspended enrollment.
Chelation involves intravenous doses of a drug, in this case disodium EDTA. Proponents claim it can flush out calcium that has built up in artery walls.
According to the article, the study’s consent form does not tell participants that others have suffered wrongful death from chelation. More than half of the doctors running the study make money by selling chelation treatments, which is a conflict of interest.

Chelation has been highly controversial, and the American Heart Association and other groups have spoken out against it because it carries a risk of kidney failure, bone marrow problems, shock, low blood pressure, convulsions, heart rhythm problems, allergic reactions and breathing troubles.
The federal FDA, as well as other leading doctor groups, have called chelation experimental and of unknown value or risk for heart disease patients.
If any patient here has died as a result of this study, they have been the victim of medical malpractice. Misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, surgical errors, prescription drug errors, birth injuries, failure to treat diseases, delay in treatment, and negligence are just a few examples of medical malpractice. If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice in Pennsylvania, please contact Cherry Fieger and Marciano, LLP today for a free consultation with a skilled Philadelphia medical malpractice attorney.


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William Muhr Named Personal Injury Attorney of the Year

William Muhr is a former military judge with extensive experience in personal injury cases. He attended Westchester University where he obtained his Bachelors degree in 1980 and his Masters degree in 1982. While at Westchester University, he worked as a Graduate Assistant in the University's Department of Institutional Research. In 1985, at age 27, he obtained his Juris Doctor (law degree) from the prestigious Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia.

After graduating from Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, he served as a military lawyer. He graduated from the Judge Advocate General's School at the University of Virginia and also worked at Fort Carson as a Brigade Trial Counsel and Prosecutor, where he managed and handled numerous trials.

In 1988, he left active service as a military lawyer and then opened his full-time private practice handling serious personal injury cases and wrongful death claims.

While at all times maintaining his full-time Personal Injury practice and still serving in the Army National Guard, William Muhr was eventually promoted to Deputy Staff Judge Advocate; Staff Judge Advocate; Military Judge; and then to Senior Staff Judge Advocate. He was proud to train and serve as a Certified Military Judge and be a part of an elite organization comprising some the finest judiciary in our nation.

William Muhr served honorably for 24 years, receiving numerous awards and decorations, including the Overseas Service Ribbon; Army Commendation Medal; Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Desert Storm Medal; Armed Forces Award Medal; Army Service Ribbon with Oak Leaf Clusters; Major General TJ Stewart Medal; and the National Defense Service Medal.

William Muhr honorably retired from the Army as a Certified Military Judge in 1999 and then continued to focus on his private Personal Injury law practice at William Muhr, LLP. William Muhr, LLP has talented and experienced partners in 27 cities in 10 states.

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