Abstract
In our article, we aim to give an overview of the chelation therapy, further providing a list of medical conditions which can lead to iron overload and for which chelation treatment is indicated, according to the current indication criteria. In the introduction, the effects of iron overload on various organs are described, focusing in particular, further in the article, on the primary groups of diagnoses for which chelation is indicated and especially on the group of patients indicated for chelation most frequently, i.e. patients suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, who are receiving frequent blood transfusions.
Also included are descriptions of the various chelating preparations, their advantages and disadvantages and the various courses of treatment.