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Airborne disease: a case of a Takotsubo cardiomyopathie as a consequence of nighttime aircraft noise exposure.

Tommaso GoriMaike KnorrThomas MünzelEberhard SchulzStephan Von BardelebenFrank Schmidt

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0301 basic medicineCoronary angiographymedicine.medical_specialtySympathetic nervous systemAircraft noiseAircraftAnnoyance030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyCoronary Angiography03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineNoise exposureTakotsubo CardiomyopathyInternal medicinemedicineHumansbusiness.industryEnvironmental exposureEnvironmental Exposuremedicine.diseaseAirborne diseaseNoise030104 developmental biologymedicine.anatomical_structureEchocardiographyNoise TransportationCardiologyMedical emergencyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusiness

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Chronic noise exposure (in particular nighttime noise) leads to disturbances of activities, sleep, and communication. As a consequence, emotional responses or annoyance will lead to stress reactions characterized by an activation of the sympathetic nervous system and/or increased levels of circulating stress hormones. We report here a case of a patient, who was exposed to heavy …

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-07-21European heart journal
10.1093/eurheartj/ehw314https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27436863