Epidemiological studies have found that transportation noise increases the risk of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with high-quality evidence for ischaemic heart …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are fatal for more than 38 million people each year
and are thus the main contributors to the global burden of disease accounting for 70% of …

Stress is a pervasive component of the human experience. While often considered an
adversity to be ignored, chronic stress has important pathological consequences, including …

Coronary artery disease continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality despite
significant advances in risk stratification and management. This has prompted the search for …

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 …

Traffic noise and air pollution are environmental stressors found to increase risk for
cardiovascular events. The burden of disease attributable to environmental stressors and …

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 …

Abstract Worldwide, up to 8.8 million excess deaths/year have been attributed to air
pollution, mainly due to the exposure to fine particulate matter (PM). Traffic-related noise is …

Epidemiological studies have shown that a substantial proportion of acute coronary events
occur in individuals who lack the traditional high-risk cardiovascular (CV) profile. Mental …

Noise pollution, as one of the three major pollutants in the world, has become a great
burden on people's health and the global economy. Most present noise absorbers suffer …