F. Perry Wilson

New Haven

Director, Clinical and Translational Research Acc., Yale University School of Medicine and Columnist at Medscape

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Articles

Women are More Likely To Have a Broken Heart, Men More Likely to Die From It

3 days ago | fperrywilson.medium.com | F. Perry Wilson

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy teaches us about the potentially fatal impact of extreme stress. A patient comes crashing into the emergency room with severe chest pain. The EKG looks like this:As a doctor, if you see this, you’re calling the cardiac cath lab. This is an ST-elevation myocardial infarction — the big one — indicative of a blood clot blocking blood flow to a large section of the heart. The sooner you get that blood clot out, the better chance the patient has to survive.
Yes, You Can Die From a Broken Heart

3 days ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. A patient comes crashing into the emergency room with severe chest pain. The EKG looks like this: As a doctor, if you see this, you’re calling the cardiac cath lab. This is an ST-elevation myocardial infarction — the big one — indicative of a blood clot blocking blood flow to a large section of the heart.
Cada vez hay más autismo y en gran parte es genético

3 days ago | espanol.medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

Bienvenidos a Factor de Impacto, su dosis semanal de comentarios sobre un nuevo estudio en medicina. Soy el Dr. F. Perry Wilson, de la Yale School of Medicine en New Haven, Estados Unidos. El tema que voy a tratar esta semana va a ser delicado, así que intentaré centrarme solo en los hechos. Sí, actualmente hay más casos diagnosticados de autismo que en el pasado.[1] El Secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos (HHS), Robert F.
Los agonistas del receptor del péptido 1 similar al glucagón podrían reducir a la mitad el riesgo de demencia

1 week ago | espanol.medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

close ¿Está seguro que quiere cerrar su sesión? Bienvenidos a Factor de Impacto, su dosis semanal de comentarios sobre un nuevo estudio en medicina. Soy el Dr. F. Perry Wilson, de la Yale School of Medicine, en New Haven, Estados Unidos.
What If Your Watch Says You Have Atrial Fibrillation?

1 week ago | fperrywilson.medium.com | F. Perry Wilson

We’re in a new world where medical problems can be detected without human interventionA 77-year-old man with some cholesterol issues, but otherwise healthy, feels a fluttering sensation in his chest, along with some shortness of breath. It’s disquieting, but not painful. It persists for an hour or so and then seems to go away on its own. The next day it happens again, and his wife finally convinces him to call his doctor.
Treat AFib ‘Diagnosed’ by Smartwatch?

1 week ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. A 77-year-old man with some cholesterol issues, but otherwise healthy, feels a fluttering sensation in his chest, along with some shortness of breath. It’s disquieting but not painful. It persists for an hour or so and then seems to go away on its own.
Biological Age vs Calendar Age: Which Predicts Dementia?

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. There is a running joke in med school where if some professor asks you what the number-one risk factor for a disease is and you have no idea, the best bet is just to say “age.”It’s not universal, but age really is the common thing underlying most chronic diseases.
Autism: Environment, or Genes?

3 weeks ago | fperrywilson.medium.com | F. Perry Wilson

To figure it out, you need to understand twin studies. The issue I’m discussing this week is bound to be sensitive so let me try to focus just on the facts. Yes, there are more diagnosed cases of autism now than there have been in the past. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F.
We Are Seeing More Autism, and It’s Mostly Genetic

3 weeks ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. The issue I’m discussing this week is bound to be sensitive, so let me try to focus just on the facts. Yes, there are more diagnosed cases of autism now than there have been in the past. The US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F.
GLP-1 Drugs Might Cut Dementia Risk in Half

1 month ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. It’s quite a thing that we live in an era with the biggest blockbuster weight-loss drugs in history, and I can look at you straight-faced and say, yeah, but honestly that’s not the most interesting thing about the GLP-1 receptor agonists such as Ozempic.