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Microplastics are associated with elevated atherosclerotic risk and increased vascular complexity in acute coronary syndrome patients
Summary
Researchers found that blood microplastic levels were highest in heart attack patients, followed by patients with chest pain, and lowest in those with clear arteries, with polyethylene being the most common type detected. The findings suggest that microplastic accumulation in the bloodstream may be associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.
1 Blood microplastic levels escalate from angiographic patency, to angina patients, peaking in myocardial infarction patients. 2 Microplastics in acute coronary syndrome patients are predominantly PE, followed by PVC, PS, and PP. 3 Microplastics may induce immune cell-associated inflammatory responses in acute coronary syndrome patients.
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