New research has investigated the potential impact of living near Heathrow airport on cardiovascular hospitalisations and deaths.

The sound of airplanes flying overhead late at night is linked to a slight increase in hospital admissions for heart-related problems the following day, a study from Imperial College London suggests.

Researchers from Imperial and the University of Leicester combined hospital admissions and mortality data with environmental modelling to assess short-term associations between aircraft noise and cardiovascular events the following day in a population of 6.3 million residing near Heathrow Airport between 2014-2018.