UK participants who lived by airports or under a flight path had worse cardiac remodeling on CMR than those living elsewhere.

Residents living near major airports, exposed to high levels of aircraft noise, may face a significantly higher risk of serious heart conditions, reveals a UCL study. The research, which involved heart imaging of individuals from airport-adjacent areas,

Higher aircraft noise exposure is associated with adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Constantin-Cristian Topriceanu,

While observational studies like this can’t prove cause and effect, these findings add to previous research showing the damaging impact of noise pollution on our heart health