Microplastics discovered in life-threatening arterial plaque are associated with strokes. A new study found altered gene ...

The CALIPSO randomized clinical trial has demonstrated that OCT-guided stent implantation using a predefined algorithm led to ...

The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should ... and allows for characterization of the subclavian plaque (Figure 3). Imaging without contrast also has the added benefit ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics — minuscule bits of plastic — compared to arteries free of ...

Higher levels of micronanoplastics were found in carotid artery plaque, especially in people with stroke symptoms, suggesting ...

People with plaque in the blood vessels of their neck have a higher amount of tiny plastic particles in those vessels compared to people with healthy arteries. This increase was significantly ...

A new study conducted at Cedars-Sinai reveals how the cholesterol-reducing drug evolocumab prevents heart attacks in people ...

Chester’s facility combines the capabilities of a standard operating room with the imaging tools needed for endovascular ...

Tiny pieces of plastic are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the ...

People with plaque in the ... 48 samples of carotid arteries from 48 different adults collected in 2023-2024 at the University of New Mexico and the Office of the Medical Investigator (a state ...

Plaque, the fatty deposits that can narrow the carotid artery, may cause a stroke. People unknowingly eat and drink micronanoplastics from plastic waste broken down and collected in the soil and ...