MICROPLASTICS AND NANOPLASTICS IN ATHEROMATOUS PLAQUES: PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF ENDOTHELIAL INJURY AND ATHEROGENESIS ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS: A SCOPING REVIEW

This scoping review maps the scientific literature on the detection frequency of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in atheromatous plaques and the cellular pathophysiological mechanisms by which these particles injure the vascular endothelium and promote atherogenesis, linking them integratively to Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE).