ISSN: 2357-6308 (Online)| DOI: 10.18566/medupb

Aims and Scope: Official publication of the School of Health Sciences of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, its objective is the publication of articles of excellent quality in the themes of the basic and clinical health sciences, public health, health administration and related areas . The journal is aimed at students, teachers and researchers and is open to the participation of authors from outside the publishing entity. UPB Medicine has a biannual publication period (two issues per year: January-June and July-December).

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Vol. 45 No. 1 (2026): January-June

Published: 2026-03-03

Editorial

José Gabriel Franco

1

Factors related to mortality from acute respiratory infection in children under 5 years of age

Francy Edith López Herrera, Paola Pulgarín Moncada, Santiago Acosta Agudelo, Alejandra Vanegas Ospina

2-11

Evaluation of circulating cytokines in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Bogota

Brayan Leonardo Mesa Gallo, Nicolas Lalinde Ruiz, Oscar Mauricio Rodriguez Bohorquez, Yubely Rico Puentes , Mauricio González , Carlos Alberto Parra Lopez, Ivon Johanna Rodriguez Rodriguez

21-29

Characteristics and outcomes of surgical management of capsular contracture in patients undergoing mammoplasty at an institution in the city of Medellín

Marly Esperanza Camargo Lozada, Linda Vanessa Carvajal Zapata, Elsa María Vásquez Trespalacios, Juan David Betancourt

30-36

Validity, Reliability, and Invariance of the Double Sexual Standard in a Colombian and Mexican Sample

Jorge Arturo Martínez Gómez, Libia Yanelli Yanez Peñúñuri, Yolima Bolívar Suárez, Claudia Patricia Navarro Roldán

37-48

Relationship between the presentation of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Socioeconomic Status: Systematic Review

Gabriel Giraldo Ospino, Juan Felipe Miranda Muñoz, Isabella White Restrepo, Isabela Vasco Álvarez, Elsa María Vásquez Trespalacios

12-20

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria as a Window into Human Aging: Genetic, Cellular, and Therapeutic Perspectives

María Elena Arana Baquero, Camilo Andrés Yidi de Vivo, Isabella Santodomingo Vásquez

49-59

Cardiovascular toxicity secondary to systemic antimonials: treatment strategies

Luis Felipe Grisales González, Edilberto Adrian Valverde Legarda

60-65

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