Aims Epidemiological studies indicate that traffic noise increases the incidence of coronary
artery disease, hypertension and stroke. The underlying mechanisms remain largely …

Aims Blood biochemistry may provide information on associations between road traffic
noise, air pollution, and cardiovascular disease risk. We evaluated this in two large …

Compared to other environmental issues, only a limited number of epidemiological studies
is available on the relationship between traffic noise and cardiovascular diseases. The …

Background Both physical and psychological health outcomes have been associated with
exposure to environmental noise. Noise sensitivity could have the same moderating effect …

For the development of the WHO Noise Guidelines for the European Region, meta-analyses
for various cardio-metabolic outcomes were conducted to derive exposure-response …

Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional associations of modelled
residential road traffic noise with cardiovascular disease risk factors [systolic (SBP) and …

The review provides an overview of epidemiological studies that were carried out in the field
of community noise and cardiovascular risk. The studies and their characteristics are listed …

Environmental noise is a well‐recognized health risk and part of the external exposome—
the World Health Organization estimates that 1 million healthy life years are lost annually in …

Noise is one of the most diffused environmental stressors affecting modern life. As such, the
scientific community is committed to studying the main emission and transmission …

Transportation noise is a growing public health concern worldwide and epidemiological
evidence has linked road traffic noise with mortality. However, incongruent effect estimates …