Noise adversely affects heart

Those who work in areas with high levels of noise present, after only a year and a half, an increased risk of heart disease, a study in North America.
A researcher at the University of British Columbia, Canada, analyzed data from a study involving, between 1999-2004, over 6,000 U.S. citizens and found that there is a correlation between increased semnficativa noise at work and risk heart disease.

Most study participants were men aged over 40, whose lifestyles have other characteristics which predispose to the occurrence of heart problems (excess weight, smoking).