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 ...

Pennsylvania heart specialists welcomed the results of a decade-long study reinforcing their belief in minimally invasive techniques to treat clogged neck arteries versus major surgery. Researchers ...

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 ...

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 higher ...

Recent research indicates that it is now possible to deal simultaneously with blockages in the major neck artery as well as in coronary arteries. Blockages in the carotid artery in the neck, which ...

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis. The ...

The risk of having a future stroke caused by a severe blockage in an artery in the neck that is not currently causing any symptoms is so low that most patients with this condition—asymptomatic carotid ...

Your heart is a powerful muscle that works every second of your life. It pumps blood filled with oxygen and nutrients to every part of your body so that your organs, muscles, and brain can work ...

The carotid arterial system exhibits a remarkable spectrum of anatomical variants that bear direct relevance to cerebrovascular health, surgical planning and endovascular interventions. Variations may ...

The risk of having a future stroke caused by a severe blockage in an artery in the neck that is not currently causing any symptoms is so low that most patients with this condition - asymptomatic ...