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#MexicanSocialSecurityInstitute, #Mexico.- A routine visit from the ‘Salud Casa por Casa’ (Health Home-by-Home) programme successfully identified a serious heart condition in a male patient in Guanajuato. Following the diagnosis, the man was immediately referred to the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). Thanks to this timely intervention and the prompt medical care received, the patient’s life is now out of danger, underscoring the vital role of proactive community health initiatives in preventing severe medical emergencies.

The patient, Rubén ‘N’, a 73-year-old IMSS member, had not attended a medical check-up for five years, despite recently experiencing fatigue while walking or lifting objects. He explained the moment he was found: «I was resting at home when they knocked on the door, then they took my vitals and they were weak. The young lady sent me to the IMSS in Celaya, they transferred me to León in an ambulance and they checked me until they put in a pacemaker.»

Given the gravity of his condition, Rubén ‘N’ was referred from the IMSS Family Medicine Unit No. 49 in Celaya to the High-Speciality Medical Unit (UMAE) No. 1 in León, part of the Bajío National Medical Centre (CMNB). Cardiologist Iván Alfonso González Rosas diagnosed him with a complete atrioventricular block (AVB), an urgent, life-threatening condition. The patient was immediately fitted with a temporary pacemaker, followed by a definitive pacemaker treatment.

Dr González Rosas stressed the critical nature of the prompt treatment, noting that «if the patient hadn’t been detected in the ‘Salud Casa por Casa’ programme, his cardiac condition could have taken his life at any moment.» He further highlighted that had the pacemaker not been fitted in time, the patient’s natural evolution «could have been catastrophic.» The specialist concluded: «I feel privileged to work in this institution, proud to contribute to the care of our patients and maintain the integrity of families.»

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