Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear ...

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 ...

For decades, many of us have been told that arterial plaque buildup, that is, the sticky fatty deposits that line our arteries, is a permanent condition. The common belief is that once these plaques ...

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.

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, ...

Procedures that remove plaque from a narrowed carotid artery in the neck or prop the artery open with a stent did not appear to ...

The first and only CT-based plaque analysis indicated for the carotid anatomy that can help physicians assess risk of rupture and ischemic stroke 1 Elucid, an AI medical technology company focused on ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to ...