“…Noise is defined as an unpleasant or harmful sound. The most common environmental noise sources studied are those produced by transportation (road traffic, railway, and aircraft) and industry (8,9). It can affect human Abbreviations: ABPM, -h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; ACE , glyoxalase I (GLO ) angiotensin-converting enzyme ; AIS, Athens Insomnia Scale; BP, blood pressure; COVID-, coronavirus disease caused by SARS-CoV-; CVD, cardiovascular disease; dB, decibels; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; E/E', ratio between early mitral inflow velocity and mitral annular early diastolic velocity; E', tissue Doppler-derived early diastolic mitral annulus velocity; EU, European Union; FMD, flowmediated dilation; FS, follistatin; GLO , glyoxalase I; HPA, hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal axis; LA, A, HA, little annoyed, annoyed, highly annoyed; Lden, average sound pressure level over all day-evening-night periods in a year; Leq, equal average sound pressure level; Lnight, average sound level over all night periods in a year; PWV, pulse wave velocity; SCORE , Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation; SNS, sympathetic nervous system; WHO, World Health Organization.…”