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Clinician

Dr Stephan Mayntz

MD PhD Fellow, Cardiology Research Unit, Odense University Hospital (OUH)

Press citations

1

Topic

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Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Last quoted

Aug 2026

Dr Stephan Mayntz: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
MD PhD Fellow, Cardiology Research Unit
Organisation
Odense University Hospital (OUH)
Quoted on
Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Tracked press citations
1
Most recently quoted
27 Aug 2026

Who Dr Stephan Mayntz is

Dr Stephan Peronard Mayntz (MD, MPH) is an MD PhD Fellow at the Cardiology Research Unit, Odense University Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark, and is also affiliated with the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Southern Denmark. He trained in medicine at the University of Southern Denmark (2016–2021) and completed a Master of Public Health at Imperial College London (2021–2023). His research focuses on the relationship between environmental pollutants — specifically road traffic noise and air pollution — and cardiometabolic disease. He is the lead investigator of the AIRCARD prospective cohort study, whose findings on traffic noise as an independent stroke risk factor were presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid in 2025 and were widely reported in the UK press.

“Traffic noise is a significant environmental risk factor for stroke, independently associated with a higher risk even at low levels of air pollution. These findings highlight the need to address traffic noise as part of public health interventions to reduce the stroke burden.”

References for this biography

  1. 1.Stephan Mayntz – ResearchGate profile — Establishes full name, qualifications (MD MPH PhD), position as MD PhD Fellow at Cardiology Research Unit OUH Svendborg, education at University of Southern Denmark and Imperial College London, and research focus on cardiometabolic disease and environmental pollutants.
  2. 2.Long-Term Road Traffic Noise, Air Pollution, and Cardiovascular Disease – AIRCARD: A Prospective Cohort Study (PMC / JACC Advances, 2025) — Confirms Mayntz as lead/corresponding author of AIRCARD study, his institutional address at Cardiology Research Unit OUH Svendborg (Baagoes Alle 31, Svendborg 5700, Denmark), and the study's key finding on stroke risk.
  3. 3.Impact of Lifetime Exposure to Air and Noise Pollution on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality – the AIRCARD Study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04353232) — Confirms Mayntz as principal investigator of AIRCARD at Cardiovascular Research Unit OUH Svendborg.
  4. 4.Impact of air pollution and noise exposure on cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality: A systematic review (PubMed, 2024) — Confirms Mayntz as first author, affiliated with Cardiology Research Unit OUH Svendborg, Department of Clinical Research University of Southern Denmark, and OPEN OUH.
  5. 5.NHS AI tool will help 50% of stroke patients recover (NR Times, September 2025) — UK press coverage quoting Dr Stephan Mayntz as lead author from Odense University Hospital on traffic noise and stroke risk; confirms presence at ESC Congress Madrid 2025.
  6. 6.Traffic noise, air pollution, and cardiovascular outcomes: insights from the AIRCARD study (European Heart Journal Supplement, November 2025) — Confirms Mayntz's affiliation with Odense University Hospital Cardiology Research Unit Svendborg and peer-reviewed presentation of AIRCARD findings.
  7. 7.Long-Term Road Traffic Noise, Air Pollution, and Cardiovascular Disease: AIRCARD (JACC: Advances, 2025) — Confirms Mayntz as corresponding author and his institutional address at Cardiology Research Unit, OUH Svendborg.

Notable achievements

  • Lead author of the AIRCARD prospective cohort study, published in JACC: Advances (June 2025), finding that a 14.9 dB rise in long-term road traffic noise raised stroke risk by 12.4% in 26,723 Danish men followed over four decades. Source ↗
  • Principal investigator of the AIRCARD clinical trial (NCT04353232), registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, investigating lifetime air and noise pollution exposure and cardiovascular disease. Source ↗
  • First author of a systematic review on the impact of air pollution and noise exposure on cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality, published in Heliyon (2024), examining 140 studies. Source ↗
  • Presented AIRCARD findings on traffic noise and cardiovascular outcomes at the European Heart Journal supplement (November 2025). Source ↗

Where Dr Stephan Mayntz has been quoted

  1. Stroke centres in England given AI tool that will help 50% of patients recovertheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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