Stroke patients have high levels of microplastics in the plaque clogging their arteries, researchers find

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Nanoplastic particles from carotid-artery plaque, with a measurement key at the bottom in nanometers. University of New MexicoMicroplastics 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.