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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 343 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 272

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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 108 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 56

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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 82 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 49

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The common presence of the atypical clinic

José Luis Sandoval-Gutiérrez (Author)
Abstract 63 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 48

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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 137 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 115

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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 111 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 117

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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 889 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 156

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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 76 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 62

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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 129 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 114

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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 69 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 50

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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 91 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 131

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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 76 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 66

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

Angela Karen Rangel-Tovar, Leora Velásquez-Pérez (Author)
Abstract 84 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 71

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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 78 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 52

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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 93 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 102

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Review Article

Equivalence and agreement in validation studies: A practical methodological review

Silvina Dell’Era, Vanina Pagotto (Author)
Abstract 55 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 47

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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 230 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 415

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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 122 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 93

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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 135 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 125

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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 138 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 117

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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 248 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 210

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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 111 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 135

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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 74 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 59

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

Werner Schlie-Villa, Estefanía Bonilla-Mondragón (Author)
Abstract 68 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 39

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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 67 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 18

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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 88 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 48

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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 94 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 42

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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 57 | PDF (Spanish) Downloads 43

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Others

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

Alejandro Moctezuma-Paz (Author)
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