Susan Merrill Begelman M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
388 Beale St San Francisco CA, 94105About
Dr. Susan Begelman is a cardiologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Begelman specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Begelman also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1996
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fibromuscular dysplasia.
- Nonatherosclerotic arterial disease of the extracranial cerebrovasculature.
- Outpatient management of venous thromboembolic disease with subcutaneous lepirudin: a case report.
- Patients undergoing surgical resection of primary brain tumors should receive pharmacologic venous thromboprophylaxis.
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: principles for early recognition and management.
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia from venous thromboembolism treatment.
- A phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of tenecteplase for improvement of hemodialysis catheter function: TROPICS 3.
- Improvement of hemodialysis catheter function with tenecteplase: a phase III, open-label study: TROPICS 4.
- TROPICS 1: a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of tenecteplase for restoration of function in dysfunctional central venous catheters.
- A phase III, open-label, single-arm study of tenecteplase for restoration of function in dysfunctional central venous catheters.
- Tenecteplase for the improvement of blood flow rate in dysfunctional hemodialysis catheters.
- Accuracy and safety of (99m)Tc-labeled anti-D-dimer (DI-80B3) Fab' fragments (ThromboView®) in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis: a phase II study.
- Previous myocardial infarction as a risk factor for in-hospital cardiovascular outcomes (from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 4 and 5).
- Incidence of catheter-related complications in patients with central venous or hemodialysis catheters: a health care claims database analysis.
- Relationship between serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and in-hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction (the lipid paradox).
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