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,

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

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