University of California San Francisco | About UCSF | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Search Site | Find a Doctor
Print this page
FONT SIZE
Home > Doctors > Zian H. Tseng

Zian H. Tseng, M.D.

Cardiologist and electrophysiologist

Dr. Zian H. Tseng, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist, is an expert in determining the risk of patients prone to sudden cardiac death (SCD) and ventricular arrhythmias. He also specializes in the ablation of complex arrhythmias, implanting defibrillators and resynchronizing heart devices, and extracting the leads or wires for heart devices. In addition, Tseng is involved with developing new device treatments.

In 2010, Tseng was awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Heath to more accurately define SCD, the conditions underlying SCD, and its risk factors. He also is studying the genetics of SCD and the risk of sudden death with the use of Tasers by law enforcement agencies. A Bay Area native, he completed undergraduate studies in molecular biology and biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and earned a medical degree at UCSF, where he also completed a year of graduate studies in biomedical sciences. He completed internal medicine, cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology subspecialty training at UCSF, where he is an assistant professor of medicine.

Conditions & Treatments

Clinics

Asian Heart and Vascular Center
1600 Divisadero St., Second Floor, Suite C-244
San Francisco, CA 94115
Appointments: (415) 885-3678
Events: (415) 885-3678
Fax: (415) 885-3676

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B1, Room 094
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2554
Fax: (415) 353-2528

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Cardiovascular Genetics Program
400 Parnassus Avenue, Plaza Level, Room 94
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 476-5354
Fax: (415) 476-5355

Hours: Monday
noon – 4 p.m

Congenital Heart Disease Clinic
535 Mission Bay Blvd. South
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 353-2873
Fax: (415) 353-8687

Hours: Monday and Tuesday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
1 – 4:30 p.m.

More about Zian H. Tseng

Education

UCSF School of Medicine 1998

Residencies

UCSF Medical Center, 2000

Fellowships

UCSF Medical Center, 2002

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Azadani PN, Tseng ZH, Ermakov S, Marcus G, Lee BK. In response to the letters from Dr Vilke and colleagues and Dr Kunz regarding "Funding source and author affiliation in TASER research are strongly associated with a conclusion of device safety". Am Heart J. 2012 Mar; 163(3):e9.
  2. Steinhaus DA, Vittinghoff E, Moffatt E, Hart AP, Ursell P, Tseng ZH. Characteristics of sudden arrhythmic death in a diverse, urban community. Am Heart J. 2012 Jan; 163(1):125-31.
  3. Azadani PN, Tseng ZH, Ermakov S, Marcus GM, Lee BK. Funding source and author affiliation in TASER research are strongly associated with a conclusion of device safety. Am Heart J. 2011 Sep; 162(3):533-7.
  4. Hsu JC, Friday J, Lee BK, Azadani PN, Lee RJ, Badhwar N, Tseng ZH, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Predictors of Axillary Vein Location for Vascular Access during Pacemaker and Defibrillator Lead Implantation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2011 Dec; 34(12):1585-92.
  5. Deo R, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Tseng ZH, Hulley SB, Shlipak MG. Risk factor and prediction modeling for sudden cardiac death in women with coronary artery disease. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Oct 24; 171(19):1703-9.
  6. Aouizerat BE, Vittinghoff E, Musone SL, Pawlikowska L, Kwok PY, Olgin JE, Tseng ZH. GWAS for discovery and replication of genetic loci associated with sudden cardiac arrest in patients with coronary artery disease. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2011; 11:29.
  7. Hoffmayer KS, Yang Y, Joseph S, McCabe JM, Bhave P, Hsu J, Ng RK, Lee BK, Badhwar N, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Olgin JE, Narayan SM, Marcus GM, Scheinman MM. Predictors of unusual ECG characteristics in cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter ablation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2011 Oct; 34(10):1251-7.
  8. Yang Y, Varma N, Badhwar N, Tanel RE, Sundara S, Lee RJ, Lee BK, Tseng ZH, Marcus GM, Kim AM, Olgin JE, Scheinman MM. Prospective observations in the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of intra-isthmus reentry. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Oct; 21(10):1099-106.
  9. Marcus GM, Smith LM, Ordovas K, Scheinman MM, Kim AM, Badhwar N, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Lee BK, Olgin JE. Intracardiac and extracardiac markers of inflammation during atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2010; 7(2):149-54.
  10. Hsu JC, Tanel RE, Lee BK, Scheinman MM, Badhwar N, Lee RJ, Tseng ZH, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Differences in accessory pathway location by sex and race. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Jan; 7(1):52-6.
  11. Tseng ZH, Vittinghoff E, Musone SL, Lin F, Whiteman D, Pawlikowska L, Kwok PY, Olgin JE, Aouizerat BE. Association of TGFBR2 polymorphism with risk of sudden cardiac arrest in patients with coronary artery disease. Heart Rhythm. 2009 Dec; 6(12):1745-50.
  12. Sakhuja R, Smith LM, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Test characteristics of neck fullness and witnessed neck pulsations in the diagnosis of typical AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. Clin Cardiol. 2009 Aug; 32(8):E13-8.
  13. Tseng ZH. Genetic association studies of sudden cardiac death/arrest: the importance of context. Heart Rhythm. 2009 Sep; 6(9):1315-7.
  14. Lee BK, Vittinghoff E, Whiteman D, Park M, Lau LL, Tseng ZH. Relation of Taser (electrical stun gun) deployment to increase in in-custody sudden deaths. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Mar 15; 103(6):877-80.
  15. Kim AM, Turakhia M, Lu J, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Marcus GM, Tseng ZH, Scheinman M, Olgin JE. Impact of remote magnetic catheter navigation on ablation fluoroscopy and procedure time. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Nov; 31(11):1399-404.
  16. Turakhia M, Prasad M, Olgin J, Badhwar N, Tseng ZH, Lee R, Marcus GM, Lee BK. Rates and severity of perforation from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads: a 4-year study. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2009 Jan; 24(1):47-52.
  17. Pellegrini CN, Lee K, Olgin JE, Turakhia MP, Tseng ZH, Lee R, Badhwar N, Lee B, Varosy PD. Impact of advanced age on survival in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Europace. 2008 Nov; 10(11):1296-301.
  18. McCabe JM, Smith LM, Tseng ZH, Badhwar N, Lee BK, Lee RJ, Scheinman MM, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Protracted CRP elevation after atrial fibrillation ablation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Sep; 31(9):1146-51.
  19. Deo R, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Tseng ZH, Hulley SB, Shlipak MG. Kidney dysfunction and sudden cardiac death among women with coronary heart disease. Hypertension. 2008 Jun; 51(6):1578-82.
  20. Tseng ZH, Aouizerat BE, Pawlikowska L, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Whiteman D, Poon A, Herrington D, Howard TD, Varosy PD, Hulley SB, Malloy M, Kane J, Kwok PY, Olgin JE. Common beta-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms are not associated with risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary artery disease. Heart Rhythm. 2008 Jun; 5(6):814-21.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.

Home • Terms of Use • Site Map • Contact Us       © 2002 - 2012 The Regents of The University of California