There is a direct link between the presence of microplastics in the body and an increased risk of heart attack and stroke

According to new research, the presence of microplastics in people's bodies can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. According to these studies, the more microplastics in a person's body, the more likely he will have a non-fatal heart attack, stroke or death compared to other people.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, in a recent study, scientists found that people with microplastics in their blood vessels are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke with premature death. In this research, it was found that the possibility of stroke, heart attack and premature death is directly related to the presence of microplastics on the blood vessels.

In this study, the cholesterol of 257 patients after surgery was examined. Rafael Marola, one of the authors of this research and a cardiologist at the University of Italy, told Insider in an interview that more than 50% of these samples were found to contain macroplastics or nanoplastics.

34 months after the study, scientists examined the participants and found that people with microplastics in their bodies were 5 times more likely to have a non-fatal heart attack, stroke, or death than other people. According to the researchers, there are more microplastics in the body of young men who are looking to smoke and have cardiovascular diseases, cholesterol and diabetes.

Evidence of inflammation biomarkers has also been seen in these samples. Of course, the findings of this research cannot prove that heart attacks and strokes are caused by microplastics. Rather, it only shows the connection between these two cases. Microplastics are small plastic particles and some of them are so small that they can enter the cells of the body. There is even evidence of their presence in the lung, blood, fetus and brain.