{"id":8718,"date":"2025-09-24T21:14:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=8718"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:14:55","slug":"cardiovascular-risks-of-nanoplastics-and-benzodiazepine-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/cardiovascular-risks-of-nanoplastics-and-benzodiazepine-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiovascular Risks of Nanoplastics and Benzodiazepine Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Cardiovascular Risks of Nanoplastics and Benzodiazepine Use<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sources: ReachMD Medical News, September 2025 . New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), March 2024 \u2014 Human evidence of nanoplastics in carotid atherosclerotic plaques, linked to higher cardiovascular risk<\/div>\n<div>Keynotes:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span> 1. Nanoplastics in arteries (NEJM 2024)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 First human study confirming micro- and nanoplastics inside carotid atherosclerotic plaques of surgical patients.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Presence associated with higher risk of heart attacks and strokes via inflammation and oxidative stress.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 2. Plastic residues as a hidden source<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Everyday items such as plastic seals and caps on glass bottles, food packaging, and disposable containers release micro- and nanoplastic particles.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 These residues can leach into liquids and foods, entering the human body through daily consumption.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 The NEJM 2024 findings show that these particles, once ingested, can accumulate in plaques and trigger vascular inflammation, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular events.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Thus, seemingly harmless packaging residues may serve as an indirect but clinically relevant marker of exposure.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Benzodiazepine risks (ReachMD 2025)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Long-term use in older adults increases cardiovascular vulnerability.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 4. Shared biological pathways<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Both nanoplastics and benzodiazepines act through oxidative stress and inflammatory mechanisms.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/reachmd.com\/news\/emerging-cardiovascular-risks-the-impact-of-nanoplastics-and-benzodiazepine-use\/2483335\/\">https:\/\/reachmd.com\/news\/emerging-cardiovascular-risks-the-impact-of-nanoplastics-and-benzodiazepine-use\/2483335\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>(DOI: 10.1056\/NEJMoa2309826).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiovascular Risks of Nanoplastics and Benzodiazepine Use Sources: ReachMD Medical News, September 2025 . New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), March 2024 \u2014 Human evidence of nanoplastics in carotid atherosclerotic plaques, linked to higher cardiovascular risk Keynotes: 1. Nanoplastics in arteries (NEJM 2024) \u2022 First human study confirming micro- and nanoplastics inside carotid atherosclerotic plaques [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8719,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8718\/revisions\/8719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}