Community Noise Exposure and its Effect on Blood Pressure and Renal Function in Patients with Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

Dzhambov Angel M.; Tokmakova Mariya P.; Gatseva Penka D.; Zdravkov Nikolai G.; Gencheva Dolina G.; Ivanova Nevena G.; Karastanev Krasimir I.; Vladeva Stefka V.; Donchev Aleksandar T.; Dermendzhiev Svetlan M.

doi:10.1515/folmed-2017-0045

Folia Medica (Sep 2017)

Community Noise Exposure and its Effect on Blood Pressure and Renal Function in Patients with Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

Dzhambov Angel M.,
Tokmakova Mariya P.,
Gatseva Penka D.,
Zdravkov Nikolai G.,
Gencheva Dolina G.,
Ivanova Nevena G.,
Karastanev Krasimir I.,
Vladeva Stefka V.,
Donchev Aleksandar T.,
Dermendzhiev Svetlan M.

Affiliations

Dzhambov Angel M.: Department of hygiene and Ecomedicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Tokmakova Mariya P.: Section of Cardiology, First Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Gatseva Penka D.: Department of hygiene and Ecomedicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Zdravkov Nikolai G.: Section of Cardiology, First Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Gencheva Dolina G.: Section of Cardiology, First Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Ivanova Nevena G.: Department of Urology and General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Karastanev Krasimir I.: Section of Cardiology, First Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Vladeva Stefka V.: Medical College, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Donchev Aleksandar T.: St Karidad Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Dermendzhiev Svetlan M.: Section of Occupational Diseases and Toxicology, Second Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/folmed-2017-0045
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 59, no. 3
pp. 344 – 356

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Background: Road traffic noise (RTN) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension; however, few studies have looked into its association with blood pressure (BP) and renal function in patients with prior CVD.

Published in Folia Medica

ISSN: 0204-8043 (Print); 1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://foliamedica.bg

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