Billy A. Caceres, Ph.D., R.N., FAHA, Chair of the writing group for the American Heart Association Scientific Statement: LGBTQ heart health, “Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (or Questioning) Adults and assistant professor, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York.

Offering perspective on AHA Scientific Sessions 2020 Presentation P2274 
copyright American Heart Association 2020

"I believe this abstract provides us with a good rationale for why we should be considering cardiovascular health in transgender adults. It is largely descriptive, but I think that that's a good step in terms of at least understanding the magnitude of this problem. And I think that what this abstract might do is help lead to future research that examines potentially the associations between not only gender-affirming hormone therapies but other potential social determinants like discrimination or poverty on the cardiovascular health of transgender people."