Dr. Mario Speranza

Cardiologist

Education

Doctor in Medicine Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina 1984

Specialist in Cardiology Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina 1989

Teaching Experience

1.Physiopathology and Pharmacotherapy Faculty Instructor, Hospital Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Costa Rica (1993 and1994)

2.Faculty Assistant :

Medical English (1980-1983)

Introduction to Medicine (1980-1983)

Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina

3.Costarican Cardiology Magazine Chief Editor, 1999-2005

Heart Failure Society of América, Full Member, 1998-2005.

Postgraduate Studies

Internal Medicine Residence, Feb. (1985-1986), Hospital San Roque, Córdoba, Argentina

Clinical Cardiology Residence, Mar. (1986-1989), Instituto Modelo de Cardiología, Córdoba, Argentina

Specialist in Clinical Cardioangiology, 1989, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina

Special Procedures

Basal and stress Ecocardiography in all modalities.

Coronary Intensive Care

Post-surgery care of Cardiac surgery

Invasive hemodynamic Monitoring

Heart Failure specialist

Scientific work presented or published

1.April-June, 2004, Editorial: Auricular Fibrillation:  A panoramic vision. AMC,

vol 46 (2).

2.April 10, 2004Certification for participating in a clinical investigation in multicenter jobs sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme: 1- Tirofibán in the management of unstable angina (Usual Care), performed in angina patients that require hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit. 2-Comparative study between

Losartan vs. Amplodipina in moderate to severe arterial hypertension, performed

in ambulatory patients.  San José.

3.Jan.-March, 2002 Review:  Unstable Angina:  Diagnostic and Therapeutic

Challenge.  Medical Magazine of Costa Rica and Central America.  LXIX year,

No. 558, registered LIX.

4.Sept.-Dec., 2001 Review:  Terminalia Arjuna (Combretaceae) and other gender    

Species:  Myths, Realities and Opportunities in Cardiovascular Therapy.

Costa Rican Magazine of Cardiology, Vol. 3, No. 3, 35-40.

5.Sept.-Dec., 2001 Editorial:  Clopidogrel and Aspirin in patients with Acute

Coronary Syndrome:  The new, the good and special care.  Costa Rican

Magazine of Cardiology, Vol. 3, No. 3, 3-4.

6.May-Aug., 2000 Editorial:  Insufficient Cardiac of 2000:  Actualized Pharmaceutical Treatment.  Costa Rican Magazine of Cardiology, Vol. 2

No. 2, 2-4.

7.Nov. 1998. The ambulatory monitoring of the arterial pressure in the evaluation

Of the hypertense patient or suspecting arterial hypertension.  XX Central American Congress of Cardiology.  Costa Rica.

8.Nov. 1998. Utilization of the Inclination test TILT TEST  in the evaluation of

Patients with syncope.

9.Nov. 1998. Medical Treatment for Neurocardiogenic syncope. XX Central American Congress of Cardiology.  Costa Rica.

10.Nov. 1998. The use of Tirofiban (Aggrastat) in acute coronary syndromes (SCA)

in the elderly:  Initial Experience.  XX Central American Congress of Cardiology.  Costa Rica.

11.Nov. 1998. Electrocardiogram of high resolution:  Initial Experience in

Costa Rica in patients post cardiac of miocardio.  XX Central American Congress of Cardiology.  Costa Rica.

12.Nov. 1998. Secondary Prevention Program of the cardiopathy ischemia

(P.P.S.C.I.) of the Central American Institute of Cardiology,

Clinica Biblica Hospital.  XX Central American Congress of Cardiology.

Costa Rica.l

13.Multicenter, Double-blind Double Dummy, Parallel Group Study of

Miberfradil vs Amlodipine in Hypertensive patients comparing efficiency

and tolerability.  Being developed with Roche Laboratories.

14.Dec. 1996.  Cardiac rehabilitation in post-surgery patients of coronary

Revascularization, LVIII National Medical Congress. Costa Rica.

15.Dec. 1996.  Usefulness of Amiodarona endovenous in the conversion of the

Fibrillation and the auricular flutter at a sinusal Rythym.  LVIII National

Medical Congress.  Costa Rica.

16.Dec. 1996.  Angiographic Correlation of the ischemic silente detected in the

Holter monitoring.  LVIII National Medical Congress, Costa Rica.

17.Dec. 1996. The adenosine in the treatment of the supraventricular tachycardia, preliminary communication, Central American Institute of Cardiology. IVIII National Medical Congress. Costa Rica.

18.Nov. 1994.  The role of the Cardiac Rehabiliation in Costa Rican patients, LIV National Medical Congress, Costa Rica.

19.Nov. 1994.  Results of the Cardiac Rehabilitation in Costa Rican patients, LIV

National Medical Congress, Costa Rica.

20.1989.  Ischemia silente detected by Holter, published in the Magazine of the Argentina Federation of Cardiology, Vol. 18

21.July 1989.  Holter registering during coronorary angioplasty in an acute heart attack of miocardio, XII Interamerican Congress of Cardiology, Brasil.

22.Sept. 1988.  Hemodynamic intervention in Pediatrics, XI National Congress of

Cardiology, Argentina.

23.Sept. 1988.  Dipiridamol and miocardiac perfusion with talio 201 in insufficient

Ergometric tests.  XI National Congress of Cardiology, Argentina.

24.Sept. 1999. Review:  Heparin’s of low molecular weight in the treatment of

Acute coronary syndromes.  Costa Rican magazine of Cardiology, Vol. 1,

No. 1, 38-42.