Background Traffic noise has been associated with cardiovascular and metabolic disorders.
Potential modes of action are through stress and sleep disturbance, which may lead to …

Background Results from studies of road traffic noise and hypertension are heterogeneous
with respect to effect size, effects among males and females and with respect to effects …

The authors tested the hypothesis that prolonged exposure to road traffic noise causes
ischemic heart disease in a 10-y follow-up cohort study of middle-aged men. In the …

Aims Chronic noise exposure is associated with adverse pathophysiological effects and may
contribute to the progression of cardiovascular disease. We, therefore, determined the risk of …

Arterial hypertension is the most important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular
disease. Recently, aircraft noise has been shown to be associated with elevated blood …

Environmental pollution and non-chemical stressors such as mental stress or traffic noise
exposure are increasingly accepted as health risk factors with substantial contribution to …

The importance of noise exposure as a major environmental determinant of public health is
being increasingly recognized. While in recent years a large body evidence has emerged …

Nocturnal train noise exposure has been associated with hypertension and myocardial
infarction. It remains unclear whether acute nighttime train exposure may induce subclinical …

Background Traffic noise can induce stress reactions that have effects on the cardiovascular
system. The exposure–risk relationship between aircraft, road, and rail traffic noise and …

Background Noise has been found to be associated with endocrine changes and
cardiovascular disease. Increased cortisol levels and chronic sleep problems due to noise …