Micro-bubbles may help prevent heart attacks and strokes
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Micro-bubbles have been used to identify inflamed sites in arteries, which can lead to dangerous plaque deposits (Image: Shutterstock)
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Heart attack and stroke-causing plaque deposits in the arteries are typically preceded by an inflammation of the arteries in those same areas. Therefore, if doctors could be aware of those inflamed regions before plaque deposits formed and problems such as chest pains arose, a lot of hardship could potentially be avoided. Well, that soon may be possible, thanks to some tiny bubbles.
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