Case report demonstrates successful dual organ transplantation in a transgender woman, highlighting the necessity of multidisciplinary gender-affirming care.
We 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.).
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