Microplastics and Nanoplastics: A Cardiovascular Health Risk

Microplastics and nanoplastics represent a potential risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This is what emerges from a scientific study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on March 7, 2024, which was conceived and coordinated by the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli". The work - as highlighted in a press release from the University - effectively fits into the debate that has involved different scientific sectors for years and whose results converge on an increasingly clear evidence of how plastic, the main subject of environmental pollution, represents a clear risk to public health. "This study," says rector Gianfranco Nicoletti, "is the result of the high level of research achieved by the University of Vanvitelli, considering the economic and organizational efforts that in recent years have been put in place to enhance scientific performance and that have also been recognized by the Anvur, which, with its excellent evaluation, has allowed us to access additional funding to invest always in this fundamental area. The scientific relevance of the research conducted on micro-nano plastics and the national and international echo of the results of this prestigious study conducted by the University of Vanvitelli, make me particularly proud because they undoubtedly contribute to placing us in the national and international panorama of the most important research institutes."