Noise has been found associated with annoyance, stress, sleep disturbance, and impaired
cognitive performance. Furthermore, epidemiological studies have found that environmental …

Exposure to traffic noise is associated with stress and sleep disturbances. The World Health
Organization (WHO) recently concluded that road traffic noise increases the risk for ischemic …

Epidemiological studies have provided evidence that traffic noise exposure is linked to
cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction, and stroke …

In order to establish a causal relation between shift work and cardiovascular disease (CVD),
we need to verify the pathways from the former to the latter. This paper aims to review the …

Aims Aircraft noise causes endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and inflammation.
Transportation noise increases the incidence of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and …

Aims Aircraft noise disturbs sleep, and long-term exposure has been shown to be
associated with increases in the prevalence of hypertension and an overall increased risk …

Sleep is an important modulator of cardiovascular function, both in physiological conditions
and in disease states. In individuals without a primary sleep disorder, sleep may exert …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and obesity affect millions of people worldwide
and the rates of these cardiometabolic diseases are on the rise. 1, 2 Cardiometabolic …

Sleep disorders are associated with inflammation and sympathetic activation, which are
suspected to induce endothelial dysfunction, a key factor in the increased risk of …

Brachial arterial flow-mediated dilation (FMD), assessed by high-resolution ultrasonography,
reflects endothelium-dependent vasodilator function. FMD is diminished in patients with …