Clinical Presentations

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we cover the importance of the Incretin Effect with an examination of the mechanisms of action of GLP-1 agonist and DPP-4 inhibitor drugs including the cardioprotective aspects of these medications…. To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part 11 …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue with our review of diabetes therapy from a cardiovascular perspective. We finish up our discussion of how to treat inflammation issues and move on to treating the whole biome including a look at probiotic, prebiotic, and antibiotic treatment of the abnormal gut biome…. To download …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz continues his review of pioglitazone as a therapy for both diabetes and cardiovascular issues. He shows how this medication is cardioprotective and that patients on this plus metformin do much better after hospitalization…. To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz reviews pioglitazone as a therapy for both diabetes and cardiovascular issues. Topics include: Pioglitazone in Dysmetabolic Syndrome, Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes; Effect of Pioglitazone on Cardiac Mass and Function: and Glitazones (including rosiglitazone) and Cardiac Function…. To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz discusses the “Adipocytokine Syndrome” which he describes as “A New Model for Insulin Resistance and Beta Cell Dysfunction.” He also reviews and compares several diabetes drugs’ effects on insulin resistance and beta cell function as well as other diabetes comorbidities….   To download these …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz talks about the Annual Cycle of Metabolism that has helped keep humans alive for tens of thousands of year but is now working to our disadvantage instead resulting in Modern Insulin Resistant Man…. To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz talks about the Natural History of Type 2 Diabetes and the possibilities for altering the usual development of the disease. He also discusses different strategies for different types of insulin resistance and the implications of this for therapy…. To download these slides in PowerPoint …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, Dr. Stanley Schwartz tackles the topic of the best blood glucose levels for a hospital setting. He presents data from several different studies including First DIGAMI and the Portland Diabetic Project, as well as several others in his discussion of this important subject… To download …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, courtesy Dr. Stanley Schwartz, we delve deeper into the possible explanations for the increase in mortality with tight glycemic control in the ACCORD trial as well as the effects of hypoglycemia on the cardiovascular system…. To download the complete set of these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, courtesy Dr. Stanley Schwartz, we continue our examination of diabetes from a cardiologist’s perspective with topics including the Factors Contributing to Cardiometabolic Risk and the Pathophysiology of Diabetic Complications: Implications for Goals of Therapy…. To download the complete set of these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) …