Microplastic
Q&A: Understanding impact of tiny plastics in pregnancy on fetal immune system
The risk for allergies in children has been found to be impacted by different factors during pregnancy, including omega-3 supplementation and acid suppressant medication use.
Top in cardiology: Microplastics in carotid plaque; FDA OKs Wegovy to prevent CV events
The risk for heart attack, stroke or all-cause death rose fourfold among patients with carotid atheromas containing microplastics or nanoplastics, compared with patients without plastics in their arteries, according to a recent study.
Tiny plastics in carotid plaque tied to elevated risk for heart attack, stroke, death
Among patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease who had carotid endarterectomy, those whose atheromas contained microplastics and/or nanoplastics had worse outcomes than those whose atheromas did not, researchers reported.
Review: Cardiologists should ‘definitively be worried’ about soil, water pollution
Heavy metals, pesticides and microplastics in the soil and water are not only environmental and ecological hazards, but they also warrant concerns from the cardiology and heart health communities.