Prevalent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Sexual Orientation
This is one of the first studies to examine cardiovascular risk factors and disease of the veteran population stratified by natural language processing-defined SO. Future research must explore psychological, behavioral, and physiological mechanisms that result in poorer cardiovascular health among LGB veterans.
Authors
- Meredith S. Duncan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6922-8503)
- T. Elizabeth Workman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-078X)
- Joseph L. Goulet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0842-804X)
- Carl G. Streed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3075-253X)
- Billy A. Caceres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6865-5546)
- Kory R. Heier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4174-9709)
- Melissa Skanderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5539-8680)
- Lauren B. Beach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3302-5047)
- John R. O’Leary
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- Washington University Medical Center (US)
- Washington DC VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.036898
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs