In Sweden, as in many other European countries, traffic noise is an important environmental
health issue. At present, almost two million people are exposed to average noise levels …

The association between noise and cardiovascular disease has been studied for several
decades and the weight of evidence clearly supports a causal link. Nevertheless, many …

Background: There is some evidence for an association between traffic noise and ischemic
heart disease; however, associations with blood pressure have been inconsistent, and little …

Background Transportation noise increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), but few
studies have investigated subtypes of IHD, such as myocardial infarction (MI), angina …

Background: Transportation noise is increasingly acknowledged as a cardiovascular risk
factor, but the evidence base for an association with stroke is sparse. Objective: We aimed to …

Aims Road traffic noise has been associated with hypertension but evidence for the long-
term effects on hospital admissions and mortality is limited. We examined the effects of long …

Background Road traffic noise has well-documented effects on cardiovascular, respiratory,
and metabolic health. Numerous studies have reported long-term associations of urban …

Background: The biologic plausibility for noise stress-related cardiovascular responses is
well established. Epidemiologic studies on the relationship between transportation noise …

Background Road traffic noise is a major public health issue, given the documented
association with several diseases and the growing number of exposed persons all over the …

Traffic noise and air pollution are 2 major environmental health risk factors in urbanized
societies that often occur together. Despite cooccurrence in urban settings, noise and air …