Are Trans People More Susceptible to Cardiovascular Disease? Researchers Still Have Questions

A new perspective piece in the Journal of General Internal Medicine concludes that cardiovascular risks for trans people, especially around hormone replacement therapy, are dangerously understudied. Researchers from Boston University, University of Toronto and Yale University note that trans, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary people make up 1.1% of the U.S. adult population yet show disproportionate CVD rates, and call for research beyond gender-affirming hormone therapy.