There are many factors that are associated with healthy (and not-so-healthy) hearts. A new study says that airplane noise may be one of them. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the study suggests that people who live in areas with louder airplane noise levels may have a higher risk of heart abnormalities that are associated with heart attacks, heart rhythm aberrations, and strokes.
“Our study is observational so we cannot say with certainty that high levels of aircraft noise caused these differences in heart structure and function,” said Gaby Captur, an associate professor at University College London and a study author, in a press release. “However, our findings add to a growing body of evidence that aircraft noise can adversely affect heart health and our health more generally.”
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