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researchers have made a noteworthy
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Discovery detecting microplastics within
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human cardiac tissues an outcome that
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according to the researchers should not
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be entirely unexpected a recently
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released research statement emphasizes
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that wherever scientists have conducted
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investigations for microplastics their
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presence has been consistantly confirmed
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these tiny plastic particles have been
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identified in various settings including
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food water air and even within select
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regions of the human anatomy
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surprisingly the human heart which
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stands as one of the most concealed
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organs in the body has not been exempt
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from this pervasive phenomenon an
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International Coalition of researchers
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undertook a preliminary exploration by
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procuring samples of hard tissues from
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15 patients who underwent heart surgery
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additionally blood samples were
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collected from half of these
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the early outcomes of their study which
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have been documented in the
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environmental science and technology
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Journal indicate an unexpected
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introduction of microplastics during
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these medical procedures employing
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Advanced laser direct infrared Imaging
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instruments the researchers identified
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varying amounts and types of
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microplastic fragments in the majority
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of tissue samples the research also
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highlighted that eight different plastic
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types including polythylene
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terit typically present in the poly
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clothing and poly venile chloride were
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identified within the cardiac tissues
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interestingly the blood samples of all
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participants contained minute plastic
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particles of diverse types strikingly
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these particles exhibited a reduction in
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average size following the surgical
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procedures although instances of
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residual materials being left behind in
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the human body postsurgery are not
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unprecedented this pilot study
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underscores the potential introduction
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of microplastics like those observed in
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these 15 patients without any oversight
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on the part of the surgical team the
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research findings emphasize a previously
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underestimated Avenue of microplastic
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exposure through invasive medical
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interventions facilitating a direct
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route to the bloodstream and internal
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while further comprehensive and diverse
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investigations are warranted to ass
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certain the prevalence of this issue
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these initial findings provide
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substantial impetus to consider this as
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a substantial area of