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Gender-affirming hormone treatment causes changes in gender phenotype in a 12-lead electrocardiogram.
Heart rhythm - 1 Jul 2021
Saito Nagomi, Nagahara Daigo, Ichihara Koji, Masumori Naoya, Miura Tetsuji, Takahashi Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Men and women have specific patterns in an electrocardiogram (ECG) differentiated by J-point elevation and ST-segment angle. Although gender-affirming hormone treatment is one of the treatments for gender dysphoria, its influence on an ECG has not been clarified yet. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate ECG changes induced by gender-affirming hormone treatment. METHODS: The study...
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