The researchers found that people who had detectable microplastics and nanoplastics in the plaque in their arteries had a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death. The researchers looked at ...

A new study has linked the presence of microplastics in artery-clogging plaque to a higher risk of heart disease and even death. Until now, that is. Published this week in The New England Journal ...

Microplastics are everywhere – even in the fatty deposits called plaque that can build up in the arteries and cause heart disease and strokes. Now researchers in Italy have found that in people ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores have become a non-invasive way for physicians to easily determine how much plaque has ...