Noise pollution may increase CV risk

Noise caused by transportation disrupts the body on the cellular level, contributing to the development of CV risks such as CAD, arterial hypertension, stroke and HF, according to a review published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology.

“With regard to understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms, a growing body of evidence finds that noise is associated with oxidative stress, vascular dysfunction, autonomic imbalance and metabolic abnormalities, potentiating not only the adverse impact of CV risk factors, such as arterial hypertension and diabetes, but also contributing to the progression of atherosclerosis and increased susceptibility to CV events,” Thomas Münzel, MD, from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, and colleagues wrote.

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