Occurrence of Acute Cardiovascular Events in Transgender Individuals Receiving Hormone Therapy

Circulation. 2019 Mar 12;139(11):1461-1462. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038584.
No abstract available

Keywords: hormones; myocardial infarction; stroke; transgender persons; venous thromboembolism.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Androgen Antagonists / adverse effects
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
  • Estrogens / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Testosterone / adverse effects*
  • Time Factors
  • Transgender Persons*
  • Transsexualism / diagnosis
  • Transsexualism / drug therapy*
  • Transsexualism / physiopathology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Estrogens
  • Testosterone