Heart-Kidney Transplantation in a Transgender Woman

AbstractWe describe the care of a transgender woman with heart failure who underwent heart-kidney transplantation. Perioperative management of hormone therapy, considerations for future gender-affirming surgeries, and psychosocial aspects of care are discussed. Interdisciplinary collaboration is ess...

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Published in:JACC. Case reports 2022-12, Vol.4 (23), p.101523-101523, Article 101523
Main Authors: Lee, Kristen, MD, Chuzi, Sarah, MD, MSc, Katz, Joshua, MD, Vela, Alyssa, PhD, Wilson, Heather, DNP, AGACNP-BC, Wilcox, Jane E., MD, MSc, Ghafourian, Kambiz, MD, MPH, Yancy, Clyde W., MD, MSc, Beach, Lauren, JD, PhD, Pham, Duc Thinh, MD
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Language:English
Subjects:
awareness
cardiac transplantation
Cardiovascular
Case Report
systolic heart failure
thrombosis
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Summary:AbstractWe describe the care of a transgender woman with heart failure who underwent heart-kidney transplantation. Perioperative management of hormone therapy, considerations for future gender-affirming surgeries, and psychosocial aspects of care are discussed. Interdisciplinary collaboration is essential in the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure in the setting of gender-affirming therapies. ( Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.06.013