ArticleEuropean journal of preventive cardiology2020
Investigation of air pollution and noise on progression of thoracic aortic calcification: results of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study.
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- Health position paper and redox perspectives - Disease burden by transportation noise.Redox biology · 2024Review
- Association between Noise and Cardiovascular Disease in a Nationwide U.S. Prospective Cohort Study of Women Followed from 1988 to 2018.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Environmental risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive expert review.Cardiovascular research · 2022Article
- Transportation noise pollution and cardiovascular disease.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2021Review
- Long-term exposure to road traffic noise and incident myocardial infarction: A Danish Nurse Cohort study.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2021Article
- Interplay between COVID-19, pollution, and weather features on changes in the incidence of acute coronary syndromes in early 2020.International journal of cardiology · 2021Article
- The critical role of endothelial function in fine particulate matter-induced atherosclerosis.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2020Review
- Air Pollution and Progression of Atherosclerosis in Different Vessel Beds-Results from a Prospective Cohort Study in the Ruhr Area, Germany.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimsAir pollution and noise are potential risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis. Longitudinal analyses, especially on the interplay of these environmental factors, are scarce and inconsistent. Hence we investigated long-term traffic-related exposure to air pollution and noise with the development and progression of thoracic aortic calcification, a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis.
methodsWe used baseline (2000-2003) and follow-up (2006-2008) data from the German Heinz Nixdorf Recall cohort study, including 4814 middle-aged adults. Residence-based air pollution (PM
resultsWe observed no association in the full study sample (
conclusionOur study shows no overall associations. Subgroup analyses suggest independent associations of traffic-related air pollution and noise with the development and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in participants with no or minor thoracic aortic calcification at baseline, in contrast to negative findings in those with advanced calcification.
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