Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in People Who Are Transgender and Gender Diverse
Published: July 08, 2021
- Research increasingly indicates that people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD) experience disparities in a variety of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and outcomes compared to their non-TGD peers.
- The objectives of this statement are to: 1) present a conceptual model to provide pathways and mechanisms underlying CV health disparities in people who are TGD, 2) identify research gaps, and 3) provide suggestions for systematically improving CV research and care of TGD people.
- Content targeted specifically to TGD health should be incorporated in health professions curricula and TGD-related accreditation and licensure requirements are needed for health professionals.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: Transgender and Gender Diverse Cardiovascular Risk: A Call to Action by Loren Bauerband, PhD
- Top Things to Know: Assessing and Addressing CV Health in People Who Are Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD)
- AHA News: Discrimination against transgender, gender diverse people adds to heart troubles
- News Release: Discrimination, stress linked to poorer heart health in transgender, gender diverse adults
Recommended Reading
- 2019 Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol
- 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
- 2020 Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in LGBTQ Adults
- 2020 Advancing Healthcare Reform: The American Heart Association's 2020 Statement of Principles for Adequate, Accessible, and Affordable Health Care
- 2019 New and Emerging Tobacco Products and the Nicotine Endgame: The Role of Robust Regulation and Comprehensive Tobacco Control and Prevention
- 2016 Sleep Duration and Quality: Impact on Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Health