Dr. Omar Hahad, Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Epidemiologist at University Medical Center Mainz, explores how heat and cold affect cardiovascular health, and why cold currently accounts for more temperature-related deaths than heat.

Dr. Thomas Berkemeier, group leader at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry explains how computational models reveal the chemistry linking air pollution to oxidative stress and disease, and why some pollutants are more harmful than others.

Prof. Thomas Münzel, Senior professor at University Medical Center Mainz, shows the mechanisms linking noise, oxidative stress, inflammation, and vascular dysfunction, and why nighttime noise is particularly harmful.

Prof. Andreas Daiber, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology at University Medical Center Mainz and scientific coordinator of MARKOPOLO EU Project, introduces the exposome concept, a framework for understanding how environmental and lifestyle factors shape human health throughout life.

Prof. Andreas Daiber explains how environmental noise contributes to cardiovascular disease and why it matters for prevention and public health. This masterclass was recorded at the 45th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Cardiology (BSC) in January 2026.