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ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2025

Additive effect of high transportation noise exposure and socioeconomic deprivation on stress-associated neural activity, atherosclerotic inflammation, and cardiovascular disease events.

Shady Abohashem, Wesam Aldosoky, Omar Hahad, Giovanni Civieri, Alula Assefa, Hui Chong Lau, Krystel Abi-Karam, Maria Khalil, Lainie Louis-Jame, Sadeer Al-Kindi and 2 more

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  4. Noise: a public health problem.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025
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Shady AbohashemCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-8881
Wesam AldosokyCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Omar HahadDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Giovanni CivieriCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Alula AssefaCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Hui Chong LauCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Krystel Abi-KaramCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Maria KhalilCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Lainie Louis-JameCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Sadeer Al-KindiCardiology Department, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Ahmed TawakolCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael T OsborneCardiac Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. mosborne@mgh.harvard.edu.

Funding

Translational imaging and nanomedicine in inflammatory atherosclerosisP01HL131478 · NHLBI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Filip K Swirski · 2017 to 2026
$24.3M
The Effect of Mindfulness on Vascular Inflammation in Stable Coronary Disease: A Multi-System PET/MRI StudyK23HL151909 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI OSBORNE, MICHAEL THOMAS · 2021 to 2025
$997k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL151909NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL131478
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNoise exposure and lower socioeconomic status (SES) are both independently linked to increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Although these factors frequently coexist, their combined impact and the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain poorly understood.

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the joint effects of high transportation noise exposure and lower SES on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and the role of the neural-arterial axis in mediating this relationship.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed data from 507 individuals who underwent clinical

resultsThe combination of high noise exposure and low income (vs. neither exposure) associated with increased MACE risk (HR [95% CI]: 5.597 [2.201-14.233], p < 0.001). SNA (standardized β [95% CI]: 0.389 [0.192-0.586], p < 0.001) and ArtI (0.151 [0.005-0.298], p = 0.043) were greater in this group. Mediation analysis showed that the neural-arterial axis contributes to increased exposure-related MACE risk and accounts for 8% of the overall effect. Similar results were found with ADI. IMPACT STATEMENT: Our study uniquely demonstrates how combined high transportation noise and lower socioeconomic status additively increases cardiovascular disease risk through specific biological pathways, particularly via effects on stress-associated neural activity and arterial inflammation. As such, the research offers novel insights into the interplay between environmental and socioeconomic factors in cardiovascular health. This underscores an urgent need for integrated public health strategies that address both noise pollution and socioeconomic disparities and provides a foundation for targeted interventions aimed at reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease in vulnerable populations. Central illustration of hypothesized mechanistic pathways linking transportation noise/SES exposure groups and MACE. SNA stress related neural activity (as AmygAc-ratio of amygdala to background cortical activity), MACE major adverse cardiovascular events, ArtI arterial inflammation, ADI Area Deprivation Index, SES socioeconomic status.

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AtherosclerosisCardiovascular DiseasesEnvironmental ExposureInflammationNoise, TransportationSocial ClassStress, PsychologicalAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsAtherosclerotic inflammationCardiovascular diseaseNoise pollutionSocioeconomic statusStress

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PMID39578565
PMCPMC11875943

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