Rita F. Redberg MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
350 Parnassus Ave #300 San Francisco CA, 94143Rating
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Dr. Rita Redberg is a cardiologist specializing in heart disease in women. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, in Philadelphia. She completed her residency ...
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gender and willingness to undergo invasive cardiac procedures.
- Cardiovascular risk factors and Medicare costs.
- Do cardiologists and general internists differ in testing and treating patients with aortic stenosis or mitral regurgitation? A preliminary study with editorial perspective.
- Guide to Preventive Cardiology for Women.AHA/ACC Scientific Statement Consensus panel statement.
- AHA/ACC scientific statement: consensus panel statement. Guide to preventive cardiology for women. American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology.
- Diagnosis of suspected coronary artery disease in women: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
- Lack of association of lipoprotein(a) levels with coronary calcium deposits in asymptomatic postmenopausal women.
- Rate of change in aortic valve area during a cardiac cycle can predict the rate of hemodynamic progression of aortic stenosis.
- Awareness, perception, and knowledge of heart disease risk and prevention among women in the United States. American Heart Association Women's Heart Disease and Stroke Campaign Task Force.
- Plasma apolipoprotein L concentrations correlate with plasma triglycerides and cholesterol levels in normolipidemic, hyperlipidemic, and diabetic subjects.
- Current evidence on diagnostic testing in women with suspected coronary artery disease: choosing the appropriate test.
- Usefulness of stroke distance by echocardiography as a surrogate marker of cardiac output that is independent of gender and size in a normal population.
- Noninvasive diagnostic testing of coronary artery disease in women.
- The ten most commonly asked questions about hormone replacement therapy.
- From clinical trials to public health policy: the path from imaging to screening.
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Fellowships
- Columbia - Presbyterian Medical Center 1987
- Mt Sinai Med Center 1988
- Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, Noninvasive Cardiology 1988
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