Anthony Firek

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that CI is a prevalent condition in veterans with HF and is associated with poorer MA and routine screening for CI in patients with HF is proposed.

TL;DR: This review explores the role of dendritic cell subsets in the development of tissue-specific autoimmune diseases and compares tissue specific to systemic autoimmunity to demonstrate how development of dendedritic cell-based therapies may be broadly applicable to both classes of autoim immunotherapy.

TL;DR: The En Balance program resulted in significant mean increases in both moderate and high intensity physical activity energy expenditure among this group of Hispanic diabetic participants, indicating that despite a general pattern of low physical activity in this group, an intervention that stresses both nutrition and exercise in culturally sensitive ways can positively impact participant’s physical activity levels as well as impact nutritional changes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the prevalence and severity of cognitive impairment in an outpatient veteran population with heart failure, and describe the cognitive domains affected in those subjects found to have CI, and determine the relationship between CI and medication adherence.