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Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death | Scientific American

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People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience serious health problems or die during a three-year study BY MAX KOZLOV & NATURE MAGAZINE Khanchit Khirisutchalual/Getty Images Plastics are just about everywhere — food packaging, tyres, clothes, water pipes. And they shed microscopic particles that end up in the environment and can be ingested or inhaled by people. Now the first data of their kind show a link between these microplastics and human health. A study of more than 200 people undergoing surgery found that nearly 60% had microplastics or even smaller nanoplastics in a main artery. Those who did were 4.5 times more likely to experience a heart attack, a stroke or death in the approximately 34 months after the surgery than were those whose arteries were plastic-free. “This is a landmark trial,” says Robert Brook, a physician-scientist at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, who studies the environmental effects on cardiovas

March 9, 2024 4 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience serious health problems or die during a three-year study By Max Kozlov & Nature magazine Khanchit Khirisutchalual/Getty Images Plastics are just about everywhere - food packaging , tyres, clothes, water pipes. And they shed microscopic particles that end up in the environment and can be ingested or inhaled by people. Now the first data of their kind show a link between these microplastics and

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