Microplastics accumulate in the arteries and could affect the heart

2024-03-07 11:07:48

People in whom microplastics were detected had a higher risk of a combination of heart attack, stroke, or death from any cause at 34 months

ABC File

07/03/2024

Updated at 12:11 p.m.

We breathe, eat and drink small plastic particles. But are these tiny specks on the body harmless, dangerous, or somewhere in between? A small study published in ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’ shows that patients with plaques in the carotid artery, located in the…

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