Ian Neeland, MD | University Hospitals

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Medical Therapy for Heart Failure and the Kidney

Learn more about the overlap between cardiovascular disease and kidney disease.

9/13/2024 By Ian Neeland, MD and Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH

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Obesities and Cardiometabolic Diseases - Importance of Lifestyle Vital Signs

Learn about the importance of visceral adiposity and ectopic fat depots as key drivers of health risk in obesity and relevance of targeting key "lifestyle vital signs".

4/5/2024 By Ian Neeland, MD and Jean-Pierre Despres, CQ, PhD, FAHA

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Addressing Nutritional Challenges for People with Obesity on GLP-1 Based Therapies

Learn about physiologic and clinical characteristics of weight reduction obtained with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) based therapies and nutritional challenges that people with obesity face.

2/2/2024 By Ian Neeland, MD and Odd Erik Johansen, MD, PhD, MBA

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Go Green for Red: Plant-Based Diets for Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Health

Learn about cardio-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome and the potential benefits of plant-based diets in managing CKM syndrome.

1/12/2024 By Roy O. Mathew, MD, FASN and Ian Neeland, MD

New and Emerging Treatments for High Cholesterol

Learn about new medications and other agents that are in development to help address dyslipidemia, also referred to as hyperlipidemia or high cholesterol.

5/5/2023 By Ian Neeland, MD and Pam Taub, MD

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The Role of Sleep in Cardiometabolic Health

Learn more about the role of sleep and circadian systems in cardiometabolic health.

3/3/2023 By Stephanie Griggs, PhD, RN, FAAN and Ian Neeland, MD

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Exercise is Medicine - Emphasis on Efficacy, Dosing, Safety and Toxicity

Learn more about the evidence showing that physical activity, exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness is protective for overall health, especially cardiovascular health and survival.

12/2/2022 By Ian Neeland, MD and Carl Lavie, MD

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UH CINEMA - Integrated Heart and Vascular Care for Patients with Diabetes

Learn more about a unique cardiometabolic program that integrates care for diabetes and heart disease which are overlapping conditions.

5/3/2022 By Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD, Ian Neeland, MD, Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD, Elke Eaton, RN, and Janice Friswold, RDN, CDCES