Plastic Particles Found In 84% Of Heart Attack Patients' Blood
Researchers at Rome's Sant'Andrea Hospital compared 61 coronary patients, finding smokers exposed to heavy air pollution tested positive without exception.
- STEMI patients hit 84% detection, versus 40% with chronic disease and 32% with clear arteries.
- Polyethylene, the plastic in packaging, was the most common particle identified across all groups.
- Smokers tested positive six times more often; European Heart Journal published the findings July 15.
Why it matters: Smoke and soot open the one route already known: through the lungs and into the blood.
European Society of Cardiology (ESC) press release on European Heart Journal study ↗ · Jul 17, 20267/17/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check