Living near the airport increases the risk of heart disease...Heart function is 10 to 20 percent worse
Jan 09, 2025
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The University College London Cardiovascular Research Institute recently published a paper on cardiac imaging data from 3,635 residents near Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester airports in the UK in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
According to the research paper, the residents around the airport had 10-20% worse heart structure and function than those who were not exposed to airplane noise.
In particular, heart muscles have been shown to become more rigid and thickened over time, resulting in poor ability to send blood to the body.
The researchers described "People exposed to loud aircraft noise found not only impaired heart function, but also increased heart mass by 7% and heart thickness by 4%."
These abnormalities in the heart can quadruple the risk of heart failure, heart failure, and stroke, the researchers argued.
Dr. Gabi Kaptor, who led the study, emphasized that "the addition of evidence that aircraft noise can adversely affect heart health" and that "the joint efforts between the government and the industry are important for the health of the residents.'
He added that a broader and longer-term study is needed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
