Ischaemic heart disease represents the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, typically
induced by the detrimental effects of risk factors on the cardiovascular system. Although …

Background Noise in intensive care units (ICUs) has always been a problem, but noise
above the recommended range affects not only the patient but staff as well. It is clear that …

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Reduction of environmental pollutants for prevention of cardiovascular disease: it’s time to act …

We examined the influence of three major environmental variables at the place of residence
as potential moderating variables for neurofunctional activation during a social-stress …

In a cross-sectional analysis of a case-control study in 2015, we revealed the association
between increased arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity) and aircraft noise exposure. In …

The words sound and noise are used interchangeably in acoustics, electronics, and physics,
but have different connotations when applied to listeners. Sound is defined as vibrations that …

Transportation noise is recognized as an important cardiovascular risk factor. Key
mechanisms are noise-triggered vascular inflammation and oxidative stress with …

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 …

Urban noise is a common environmental exposure that may increase the burden of
hypertension in communities, yet it is largely unstudied in the United States, and it has not …

Background Studies of the association between aircraft noise and hypertension are
complicated by inadequate control for potential confounders and a lack of longitudinal …