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Rajiv Swamy

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

Recent Publications


Interchangeability of activated clotting time values across different point-of-care systems.

Journal Article Am J Cardiol · May 1, 2012 Significant variability in activated clotting time (ACT) measurement exists based on the type of point-of-care system used. We sought to determine the degree of agreement in ACT measurements by the Hemochron Response and the Hemochron Signature Elite Whole ... Full text Link to item Cite

Current practice for determining pulmonary capillary wedge pressure predisposes to serious errors in the classification of patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Journal Article Am Heart J · April 2012 BACKGROUND: Accurate measurement of left ventricular filling pressure is important to distinguish between category 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and category 2 pulmonary hypertension (PH) from left heart diseases (PH-HFpEF). We hypothesized that ... Full text Link to item Cite

Wellens syndrome: a life-saving diagnosis.

Journal Article Am J Emerg Med · January 2012 The diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome relies on clinical history, electrocardiographic (ECG) changes, and cardiac biomarkers; but within the spectrum of acute coronary syndrome, there exist subtle presentations that cannot afford to be overlooked. Welle ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine · 2004 M.D.