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• Specialty in Cardiology. Universidad de Costa Rica.

• Interventional Cardiology and Hemodynamics-Reina Sofia University Hospital of Cordoba

• Master in Advances in Cardiology. Spanish Society of Cardiology. University of Murcia

  November 2015 - May 2017

• Master's Degree in Interventional Cardiology and Hemodynamics. Spanish Society of Cardiology. University of Murcia

  March 2015 - March 2017

• Hospital Rotation

  Train The Trainers in Interventional Cardiology, TTT11

• Postgraduate Degree

  Master's Degree in Methodologies of Research in Health Sciences from the University of Córdoba. Spain

• Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED9766Active

  Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

• Acting Professor Licensed. Degree and Postgraduate of the University of Costa Rica

• Am J Cardiol. 2018 May 15;121(10):1138-1148. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.01.033. Epub 2018 Feb 23.Impact of Incomplete Revascularization on Long-Term Outcomes Following Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.Azzalini L1, Candilio L2, Ojeda S3, Dens J4, La Manna A5, Benincasa S6, Bellini B6, Hidalgo F3, Chavarría J3, Maeremans J7, Gravina G5, Miccichè E5, D'Agosta G5, Venuti G5, Tamburino C5, Pan M3, Carlino M6, Colombo A6
• Percutaneous Repair of a Giant Aortic Aneurysm.Suárez de Lezo J, Romero M, Chavarría J.Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2018 Jan 16. pii: S1885-5857(17)30606-0. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.10.048. [Epub ahead of print] English, Spanish.
• One Versus 2-stent Strategy for the Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions in the Context of a Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion. A Multicenter Registry.Ojeda S, Azzalini L, Chavarría J, Serra A, Hidalgo F, Benincasa S, Gheorghe LL, Diletti R, Romero M, Bellini B, Gutiérrez A, Suárez de Lezo J, Mazuelos F, Segura J, Carlino M, Colombo A, Pan M.Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2017 Nov 8. pii: S1885-5857(17)30429-2. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2017.09.003. [Epub ahead of print] English, Spanish.PMID: 29128364
• Long-term clinical impact of permanent cardiac pacing after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the CoreValve prosthesis: a single center experience.López-Aguilera J, Segura Saint-Gerons JM, Sánchez Fernández J, Mazuelos Bellido F, Pan Álvarez-Ossorio M, Suárez de Lezo J, Romero Moreno M, Ojeda Pineda S, Pavlovic D, Mesa Rubio D, Rodriguez Diego S, Ferreiro C, Durán E, Chavarría J, Moya González J, Suárez de Lezo J.Europace. 2017 May 4. doi: 10.1093/europace/eux046. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 28472387
• Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for In-Stent Chronic Total Occlusion.Azzalini L, Dautov R, Ojeda S, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Giannini F, Chavarría J, Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Rinfret S.JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 8;10(9):892-902. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.01.047. Epub 2017 Apr 12.PMID: 28412256
• Impact of crossing strategy on midterm outcomes following percutaneous revascularisation of coronary chronic total occlusions.Azzalini L, Dautov R, Brilakis ES, Ojeda S, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Karatasakis A, Chavarría J, Rangan BV, Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Rinfret S.EuroIntervention. 2017 Oct 20;13(8):978-985. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-16-01010.PMID: 28242587
• 11.Bifurcation lesions involved in the recanalization process of coronary chronic total occlusions: Incidence, treatment and clinical implications.Ojeda S, Pan M, Gutiérrez A, Romero M, Chavarría J, de Lezo JS, Mazuelos F, Pardo L, Hidalgo F, Carrasco F, Segura J, Durán E, Ferreiro C, Sánchez JJ, Rodríguez S, Oneto J, de Lezo JS.Int J Cardiol. 2017 Mar 1;230:432-438. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.088. Epub 2016 Dec 21.PMID: 28041711
• 12.Long-term outcomes of rotational atherectomy for the percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusions.Azzalini L, Dautov R, Ojeda S, Serra A, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Giannini F, Chavarría J, Gheorghe LL, Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Rinfret S.Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Apr;89(5):820-828. doi: 10.1002/ccd.26829. Epub 2016 Dec 28.PMID: 28029214
• 13.Procedural and longer-term outcomes of wire- versus device-based antegrade dissection and re-entry techniques for the percutaneous revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions.Azzalini L, Dautov R, Brilakis ES, Ojeda S, Benincasa S, Bellini B, Karatasakis A, Chavarría J, Rangan BV, Pan M, Carlino M, Colombo A, Rinfret S.Int J Cardiol. 2017 Mar 15;231:78-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.273. Epub 2016 Nov 16.PMID: 27887799
• Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes of Bioresorbable Scaffolds Versus Drug-Eluting Stents in Chronic Total Occlusions: The BONITO Registry (Bioresorbable Scaffolds Versus Drug-Eluting Stents in Chronic Total Occlusions).Azzalini L, Giustino G, Ojeda S, Serra A, La Manna A, Ly HQ, Bellini B, Benincasa S, Chavarría J, Gheorghe LL, Longo G, Miccichè E, D'Agosta G, Picard F, Pan M, Tamburino C, Latib A, Carlino M, Chieffo A, Colombo A.Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Oct;9(10). pii: e004284.
• Structural Damage of Jailed Guidewire During the Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Microscopic Randomized Trial.Pan M, Ojeda S, Villanueva E, Chavarria J, Romero M, Suarez de Lezo J, Mazuelos F, Segura J, Carrasco F, Hidalgo F, Lopez Aguilera J, Rodriguez S, Puente M, Suarez de Lezo J.JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Sep 26;9(18):1917-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.06.030.PMID: 27659568
• 16.Hybrid Culotte for Bifurcations With Side Branch Lesion.Pan M, Ojeda S, Chavarría J.Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2017 Feb;70(2):118. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2016.04.053. Epub 2016 Jul 26. English, Spanish. No abstract available.PMID: 27474479