BLA 074: Are Microplastics Giving Us Heart Disease?

A recent study came out that found microplastics in carotid plaques of patients, and the internet went bananas. Today, we are going to go through that article and talk about what the article does, and doesn’t show when it comes to plastics and heart disease. Let’s go!

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Chapter Markers

00:00 - Introduction

00:53 - Background

03:28 - Methods

05:58 - Results

08:27 - Discussion/Limitations

11:16 - Take Home Points

15:03 - Outro

References

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, Siniscalchi Mario, Spinetti Fabio, Vigliotti Gennaro, Vecchione Carmine, Carrizzo Albino, Accarino Giulio, Squillante Antonio, … Paolisso Giuseppe. (2024). Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events. New England Journal of Medicine, 390(10), 900–910. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2309822

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