Our lives are filled with plastic, in everything from packaging to textiles. New research suggests “micronanoplastics” might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

Elucid announced the launch of its PlaqueIQ image analysis software for the quantification and classification of plaque ...

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), a global leader in cardiovascular imaging solutions, today announced that its cvi42 | Plaque solution has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food ...

Tiny pieces of plastic are infiltrating the large arteries in the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head, with the highest amounts found in fatty buildup in the arteries of stroke survivors, ...

The concept of tiny robots swimming through the bloodstream has existed for decades. The idea was made famous by the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, in which a human team is shrunk to fit into a submarine ...

Microplastics 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.

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 ...

BATTLE LAKE — The evening of March 26 was like any other for 75-year-old Brian Kvebak, who was relaxing downstairs at his ...

CLEAR ISLAND WATERS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, February 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a groundbreaking development in the field of cardiology, medical practitioners ...