Publications by authors named "A L Shroyer"
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased rates of incident ischemic heart disease (IHD) in women.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine mechanisms of the PTSD-IHD association in women.
Methods: In this retrospective longitudinal cohort study, data were obtained from electronic health records of all U.
Gender dysphoria and gender-affirming surgery: The New York state experience.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
April 2024
Background: Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals experience incongruence between their self-identified gender versus their birth-assigned sex. In some cases, TGNC patients undergo gender-affirming surgical (GAS) procedures. Although GAS is an evolving surgical field, there is currently limited literature documenting patient characteristics and procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with ischemic heart disease in women veterans, but evidence for associations with other cardiovascular disorders remains limited in this population. This retrospective longitudinal cohort study evaluated the association of PTSD with incident stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) in women veterans.
Methods And Results: Veterans Health Administration electronic health records were used to identify women veterans aged ≥18 years engaged with Veterans Health Administration health care from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2019.
Article Synopsis
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the top cause of death in the US, with women veterans experiencing higher mortality rates from cardiac disease compared to civilian women, highlighting the need for more research in this area.
- The study analyzed nearly two decades of data from the US Veterans Health Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to compare cardiac disease mortality trends among women veterans and civilian women.
- Findings showed that between 2000 and 2017, over 817,000 women veterans were treated, with around 19,000 deaths from cardiac disease, accounting for a significant portion of total deaths in this population.
Introduction: Women represent greater than 50% of medical students in America and are becoming increasingly well represented in surgical fields. However, parity at the trainee level has yet to be accomplished, and surgical leadership positions have remained disproportionately biased toward men. To date, there have been no comparisons on the progress within plastic surgery and other surgical specialties.
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