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Revista Médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social is a bimonthly publication of the Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, first published in 1962. It serves as the official platform for disseminating clinical and epidemiological research conducted within the most important social security institution in Mexico.


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Vol. 64 No. 1 (2026): Enero-Febrero

Editorial

How to detect scientific texts generated with artificial intelligence?

Omar Chávez-Martínez (Author)
Abstract 478 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 385

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Letter to the Editor

Comments on the article “Incidence and factors associated with delirium in an Emergency Department”

José Germán Quiroz-Meléndez (Author)
Abstract 150 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 72

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Response to comment on the article “Incidence and factors associated with delirium in an Emergency Department”

Jorge Ayón-Aguilar, Laura Serrano-Vértiz, Fernando Vladimir Quiroz-Lara, Montserrat Torres-Macotela (Author)
Abstract 103 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 63

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The common presence of the atypical clinic

José Luis Sandoval-Gutiérrez (Author)
Abstract 74 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 57

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Original Articles

Pharmacological adherence and cardiometabolic goals in successfully reperfused acute myocardial infarction

Carlo Alberto Fabela-Hardy, Luis Antonio Moreno-Ruiz, Yatzil Necoechea-Osuna, Diana Romero-Zertuche, Eduardo Almeida-Gutiérrez, Karina Lupercio-Mora, Luis Efrén Santos-Martínez (Author)
Abstract 182 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 151

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Impact of the Steps for health program in patients with overweight and obesity

Dr. Javier Flores, Edgar Josué Palomares-Vallejo, Dra. Pilar, Dra. Cortes (Author)
Abstract 135 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 143

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Most frequently used drugs in suicide attempts and their organic complications in a tertiary care hospital

Hugo Armando Saucedo-Montero, Regina Peña-Rivas, Iant Axel Betancourt-Reyes, María del Pilar Cruz-Domínguez, Olga Lidia Vera-Lastra, Gabriela Medina-García (Author)
Abstract 1581 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 238

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Methodological and ethical congruence in medical research protocols at a local hospital committee

Juan Antonio Lugo-Machado, José Manuel Ornelas-Aguirre , Elizabeth Medina-Valentón (Author)
Abstract 119 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 115

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Costs of pharmacological treatment in hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Juan Figueroa-García, Víctor Marcial Granados-García, Daniel Martínez-Barro, María Fernanda Figueroa-Hernández, Silvia Palomo-Piñón, David Rojano-Mejía (Author)
Abstract 182 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 164

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Relationship between cerebral dominance and learning styles in Anesthesiology residents

Angélica Ortega-Barreiro, Perla Angélica Almanzor-Gasca, Alejandro Gonzalez-Ojeda, Xóchitl Monteón-Aspeitia, Carlos Enrique Capetillo-Texson, Vianney Teresita Hernandez-Ramirez, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco (Author)
Abstract 85 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 74

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Efficiency and safety of transperineal prostate biopsy with a single access point

Carlos Ríos-Melgarejo, Enrique Pulido-Contreras, José Ramón Velasco-Rubio, Esteban Gastélum-Rivera, Miguel Ángel García-Padilla (Author)
Abstract 115 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 158

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Triglyceride-glucose index changes after one year of antiretroviral therapy

Elsy Estefania Pérez-Pedraza, Alejandra Albarrán-Sánchez, CLAUDIA RAMIREZ RENTERIA (Author)
Abstract 101 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 88

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Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system 2014-2024

Angela Karen Rangel-Tovar, Leora Velásquez-Pérez (Author)
Abstract 132 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 108

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Weight regain after bariatric surgery: incidence at a tertiary-care center

Ana Karen Hernández-Guzmán, Luis Osvaldo Suárez-Carreón , Jazmin Montserrat Guzmán-Díaz, Alejandro Rubén Villaseñor Rodríguez, José Pablo Gomez-Sierra , Alejandro González-Ojeda , Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco (Author)
Abstract 110 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 82

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Mental health strategies for self-care and coping in medical residents

Ph D. Ulises Paolo Villalpando Sosa , Ph D. Gustavo Joaquín Cruz Ruelas, MD. Gloria Patricia Sosa Bustamante, MD. Alma Patricia González , Ph D. Alejandro Moctezuma Paz, Ph D. Arturo Maximiliano Reyes Sosa, Ph D. Paulina Patricia Reyes Sosa , Ph D. Carlos Paque Bautista (Author)
Abstract 132 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 145

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Review Article

Equivalence and agreement in validation studies: A practical methodological review

Silvina Dell’Era, Vanina Pagotto (Author)
Abstract 80 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 69

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Overweight and obesity related to emotional disturbances and eating disorders in schoolchildren

PhD, PhD Octelina Castillo Ruiz, Dr. SanJuana Elizabeth Aleman Castillo, Dr. Vidalma Del Rosario Bezares-Sarmiento (Author)
Abstract 402 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 552

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Injury and death in motorcyclists: Umbrella review

Juan Antonio Lugo-Machado, Diana Isabel Espinoza-Morales, María Elena Naranjo-Medina, Antonio Alvídrez-Labrado , Araceli Zazueta-Cárdenas (Author)
Abstract 191 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 146

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Rh blood group: Review and importance of genotyping

Campos-Aguirre E, Mendoza-Rangel MF, Rodríguez-Silverio J, Benitez-Arvizu G. (Author)
Abstract 207 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 206

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Opinion Articles

Pathological anatomy and its importance in the hospital setting

Irma Yadira Dragustinovis-Valdez, Pedro Naranjo-Baltazar, Pedro Naranjo-Baltazar (Author)
Abstract 335 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 238

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Epidemiology of childhood leukemia in Mexico and Latin America: Effects of vulnerability and social justice

Juan Carlos Núñez-Enríquez, Rosana Pelayo, Janet Flores-Lujano, Aldo Allende-López, Erika Alarcón-Ruiz, David Aldebarán Duarte-Rodríguez, Ana Karen Rodríguez-Muñoz, Roberto Rodríguez-Díaz, Omar Chávez-Martínez, Juan Manuel Mejía-Aranguré (Author)
Abstract 467 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 403

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Clinical Cases

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a young infant with lymphocytosis and reactive thrombocytosis post COVID-19: Case report

Hannia Andrea Vera-Rodríguez , Lenyn D. Montes-Sevilla, Víctor Itzcóatl González-Maturano , José Roberto Pioquinto-Mendoza , Patricia Cabrera-Morales (Author)
Abstract 129 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 148

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Eosinophilic fascitis: A case report and literature review

Emanuel Chew-Bonilla, Yazmín Xurami Vega-Del Pilar, Corazón de María Sánchez-Mar´tinez, ., Alicia Lemini-López (Author)
Abstract 93 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 74

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Rare cases of stress cardiomyopathy triggered by pulmonary embolism and reverse Takotsubo

Werner Schlie-Villa, Estefanía Bonilla-Mondragón (Author)
Abstract 85 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 48

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Anomalous origin of the left anterior descending artery from the right coronary artery: A case report

Rodrigo Gonzalez-Aguirre, Lizeth García-Barrera, Martha Catalina Carrillo Tamez , Rocio del Pilar Alarcon Quilantan , Francisco Javier Valadez Montoya (Author)
Abstract 73 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 31

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Myelopathy secondary to thoracic actinomycetoma

Alan Damián-Zapién, Diego Covarrubias-Gutiérrez , Jaime Eduardo Rodríguez-Virgen , Margarita Consuelo Corona-Torres, Karla Estela Serna-Castellanos (Author)
Abstract 99 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 58

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Brown tumor due to hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic kidney disease: A clinical case

Laura Marisol Contreras-Vargas, Mónica Sánchez-Cuevas, Yatziri Haro-Sandoval, Carlos Paque-Bautista, Alma Patricia González, Arturo Maximiliano Reyes-Sosa, Dr. Roberto Flores Rodríguez, Dr. Mario Murguía Pérez, Dr. César Augusto Guisao Valencia, Gloria Patricia Sosa-Bustamante (Author)
Abstract 123 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 59

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Teratoid Wilms tumor in an adult: A case report

Marchena, DRA. WENDY GONZÁLEZ, DRA. PATRICIA BOLADO, DR. EDGAR SURUR, DR. YAHIR OLIVER, Dr. Orlando Hernández, DRA. VALERIA MARRUFO, DR. HECTOR LUIS, DRA. KARLA GARCIA, JOSSELYN MENDEZ (Author)
Abstract 73 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 58

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Others

Dr. Guillermo Fajardo Ortiz: Mainstay of Health Care in Mexico

Alejandro Moctezuma-Paz (Author)
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