ArticleNoise & health
Negative effect of high-level infrasound on human myocardial contractility: In-vitro controlled experiment.
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- Glomerular Injury Induced by Daily Exposure to the Low-Frequency Component of Environmental Noise via Endothelin Signaling in Mice.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Infrasound exposure is linked to aversive responding, negative appraisal, and elevated salivary cortisol in humans.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Article
- Digital auscultation in clear and present threat of novel respiratory infectious disease: a narrative review.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2025Article
- Pre-Exposure to Environmental Enrichment Protects against Learning and Memory Deficits Caused by Infrasound Exposure.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHuman exposure to infrasound is increasing due to man-made factors, such as occupational conditions, wind farms and transportation. The concern among the public regarding the safety of infrasound exposure is growing.
aimsTo evaluate whether exposure to infrasound interferes directly with human cardiac function and contributes to pathological processes.
settingThe University Hospital of Mainz, Germany.
methodsHuman myocardial tissues, obtained from patients undergoing cardiac surgery, were prepared in small muscle samples and stimulated electrically in-vitro for a period of almost two hours under physiological conditions to induce continuous pulsatile contractions and simulating a working human heart. Two samples were obtained from each donor: one was subjected to infrasound for 60 min and the other served as a control. Their contraction forces (CF) and durations (CD) were measured before and after each testing period and their relative changes (CF
resultsThe measured CF
conclusionsExposure to high levels of infrasound (more than 100 dBz) interferes with cardiac muscle contractile ability, as early as one hour after exposure. There are numerous additional studies which support this conclusion. These results should be taken into account when considering environmental regulations.
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