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Master’s degree holder, Dr. Reinel Martin Alvarez Plasencia, has many years of experience in Internal Cardiology.
He earned a Master’s degree in Emergency Medical Care for Primary Health Care in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in 2009. During his career, he also participated in advanced training courses in echocardiography and cardiology in Cuba and Venezuela.
In addition to being a member of the Cuban Society of Cardiology, Dr. Reinel Martin Alvarez Plasencia has contributed to numerous high-impact scientific publications and research studies.
Currently, Dr. Reinel Martin Alvarez Plasencia serves as a Cardiologist at the Cardiology Center, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Positions
Cardiologist
Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiological medicine
Years of experience
27 years
Services
- Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, systemic cardiovascular disorders, dyslipidemia, congenital heart disease, and cardiac arrhythmias.
- Proficient in echocardiography techniques, including basic transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, 3D echocardiography, stress echocardiography (exercise and pharmacologic), echocardiography for structural heart interventions via catheterization (e.g., Mitral Clip, TAVR, closure of atrial/ventricular septal defects, patent foramen ovale), and intraoperative echocardiography during cardiac surgery (e.g., coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair, aortic surgery, congenital heart surgery).
1998: Doctor of Medicine, Villa Clara Medical University, Cuba
2003–2004: Basic and Doppler Echocardiography Training, National Institute of Cardiology, Havana, Cuba
2004–2006: Advanced Cardiology Training, Center for Surgical Medical Research (CIMEQ), Havana, Cuba
2008: Advanced Medical Teaching Diploma, Medical Mission, Venezuela
2009: Master’s Degree in Emergency Medical Care for Primary Health Care, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
2016: Supervising Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences “Manuel Fajardo”, University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba
2023: Specialist Level I in Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiology, University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba
1998–1999: Family Physician, Mayajigua Commune Clinic, Sancti Spiritus Province, Cuba
1999–2000: Resident Physician, Teaching Clinic and Surgical Hospital “Camilo Cienfuegos”, Sancti Spiritus Province, Cuba
2000–2001: Cardiology Resident, Teaching Clinic and Surgical Hospital “Camilo Cienfuegos”, Sancti Spiritus Province, Cuba
2001–2003: Cardiology Resident, Institute of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Havana, Cuba
2003–2006: General Cardiologist and Echocardiography Department, Institute of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Havana, Cuba
2006–2011: Echocardiography and General Cardiology, High-Technology Medical Clinic, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
2011–2018: Institute of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Havana, Cuba
2018–Present: Cardiologist, Cardiology Center, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital
The Cuban Society of Cardiology
Scientific Research:
- Climacteric syndrome and endothelial function in middle-aged and elderly women.
- Coronary collateral circulation and long-term clinical prognosis.
- Microvascular and macrovascular complications in prediabetic patients.
- Subclinical atherosclerosis and metabolic cardiovascular risk in women with climacteric syndrome.
- Longitudinal myocardial strain in predicting recovery from left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with aortic stenosis.
- Left ventricular dysfunction after mitral valve replacement surgery: prognostic value of myocardial strain and strain rate.
- Early detection of cardiotoxicity in patients during and after chemotherapy for cancer treatment.
Scientific Reports:
- Mortality for Acute inflammatory neuropathy in Sancti Spiritus General Hospital.Revista 3 de Diciembre.Num 4, 1997.
- Acute Myocardial Infarction. Mortality in Intensive Care Unit.Revista 3 de Diciembre.Num 2, 1999.
- Diagnosis of Aortic Coarctatión in a patient operated of interventricular septal defect and aortic regurgitation.The significance of images test . High Technology Health Medical Clinic. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Echocardiography Department. Medical Clinic Record. Vol. 2, No. 2, 2008.
- Left atrial appendage function evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Cuban Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular surgery .Vol 17 ( 4), 2011
- Acute Coronary Syndrome with Infective Endocarditis. Arg. Jour. Cardiol. Vol. 42 - Nº 3 July - September 2013.
- Ischemic Heart Disease diagnosed by 64 slice computed
- Tomography coronary angiography. The Internet Journal of
- Cardiology. 2009;7(1).
- Cuban Journal of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Vol. 17 (4), 2011
- Acute coronary syndrome associated with infective endocarditis. Argentinian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 42, No. 3, July–September 2013
