Environmental noise and cardiovascular disease in adults: Research in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Newly Independent States

The adverse effects of noise on health have been intensely explored in the previous fifty years. However, the scope of research conducted in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), South-East Europe (SEE) and Newly Independent States (NIS) is not well-known. The aim of this review is to present studies on cardiovascular effects of environmental noise in adults published since 1965 and to point out the most important issues that need to be addressed in the future. More than 100 papers on noise and health and about 20 papers on cardiovascular effects of environmental noise in adults were identified by literature search. The authors reviewed scientific international and local journals, conference proceedings and local reports published in national languages. The major endpoints were high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease, and myocardial infarction. The target populations were adults. Experimental and exposure assessment studies, field, empirical studies, social surveys and epidemiological studies are presented. The major sources of environmental noise were road and air traffic. The results were presented in tables and the most relevant articles were briefly discussed. The importance of this review is that it refers to some countries that no longer exist in the same political and governmental systems. The fact that this review includes publications that are not mentioned in any other previous systematic reviews maybe considered its strength. Strategies for future noise-related research on national and global level are proposed.

ARGALASOVA-SOBOTOVA Lubica;  LEKAVICIUTE GADAL Jurgita;  JERAM Sonja;  SEVCIKOVA Ludmila;  JURKOVICOVA Jana; 

2013-08-16

MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS

JRC75456

1463-1741,   

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC75456,   

10.4103/1463-1741.107149,