Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events - Marfella, Raffaele; Prattichizzo, Francesco; Sardu, Celestino; Fulgenzi, Gianluca; Graciotti, Laura; Spadoni, Tatiana; D’Onofrio, Nunzia; Scisciola, Lucia; La Grotta, Rosalba; Frigé, Chiara; Pellegrini, Valeria; Municinò, Maurizio; et al. (The New England journal of medicine, 2024)
Keywords: Asymptomatic; Atherosclerosis; Cardiology; Cardiology General; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Carotid arteries; Carotid artery; Carotid Artery Diseases - etiology; Carotid Artery Diseases - pathology; Carotid Artery Diseases - surgery; Carotid Stenosis - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Stenosis - etiology; Carotid Stenosis - pathology; Cerebral infarction; Chromatography; Creatinine; Cytokines; Diabetes; Electron microscopy; Electronic health records; Endarterectomy, Carotid; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Follow-Up Studies; Gas chromatography; Heart attacks; Heart Disease Risk Factors; Humans; Hypertension; Inflammation; Isotopes; Macrophages; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Microplastics - adverse effects; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial Infarction - etiology; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Peripheral Arterial and Aortic Disease; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - chemistry; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - etiology; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - mortality; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - pathology; Plastic pollution; Plastics - adverse effects; Polyethylene; Polyvinyl chloride; Prospective Studies; Public Health; Public Health General; Pyrolysis; Risk factors; Sample size; Scientific imaging; Stroke; Stroke - etiology; Stroke - mortality; Transmission electron microscopy; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Veins & arteries