Microplastics and nanoplastics might interact with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes. A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients.

Two Duke Heart Center cardiologists were part of a collaborative research team with investigators in Germany and California who studied whether a single blood test could identify plaque build-up. Two ...

The inner material of soft plaque becomes visible to blood when it ruptures, which causes platelets and clotting factors to bind to it. This can lead to a sudden blood clot that blocks the artery, ...

Women have substantially greater relative risk of major adverse cardiovascular events associated with a variety of plaque measures assessed by Cleerly Inc.’s AI-enhanced quantitative coronary computed ...

Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have been found almost everywhere researchers look — including throughout the human body. Microplastics and their even tinier cousins, nanoplastics, are probably ...