Kathryn Armstrong
MD, BSc, MBChB
Investigator and Pediatric Cardiologist, BC Children's Hospital
JHLT Open
Kathryn R. Armstrong and Anne I. Dipchand
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.10039411 / 2025
DIGITAL HEALTH
Claire R Galvin and Astrid M De Souza and James E Potts and Penny L Sneddon and Shubhayan Sanatani and Kathryn R Armstrong
DOI: 10.1177/2055207624130922801 / 2025
Pediatric Exercise Science
Nikol K. Grishin and Astrid M. De Souza and Julie Fairbairn and A. William Sheel and E. Puterman and Tom Blydt-Hansen and James E. Potts and Kathryn R. Armstrong
DOI: 10.1123/pes.2023-006608 / 2024
Pediatric transplantation
Lui S and Hind T and Moon E and de Souza A and Broad K and Fairbairn J and Schreiber R and Armstrong K and Blydt-Hansen TD
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14093 PubMed: 3429650507 / 2021
Circulation
Mital S and Armstrong KR and Butts RJ and Conway J and Fan S and Gardin L and Kantor PF and Kaufman B and Lafreniere-Roula M and Miron A and Richmond ME and Rossano JW and Russell MW and PRIMaCY Investigators
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.051632 PubMed: 3372077203 / 2021
Pediatric transplantation
Hind T and Lui S and Moon E and Broad K and Lang S and Schreiber RA and Armstrong K and Blydt-Hansen TD
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14005 PubMed: 3376965203 / 2021
Pediatric Transplantation
Samantha Lui and Astrid de Souza and Atul Sharma and Julie Fairbairn and Richard Schreiber and Kathryn Armstrong and Tom Blydt-Hansen
DOI: 10.1111/petr.1374508 / 2020
Applied neuropsychology. Child
Hutchison SM and Rathgeber SL and De Souza AM and Blydt-Hansen T and Msse LC and Armstrong KR and Oberlander TF
DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2020.1800468 PubMed: 3275802508 / 2020
Circulation
Miron A and Lafreniere-Roula M and Steve Fan CP and Armstrong KR and Dragulescu A and Papaz T and Manlhiot C and Kaufman B and Butts RJ and Gardin L and Stephenson EA and Howard TS and Mital S
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.047235 PubMed: 3241849305 / 2020
Frontiers in neuroscience
Coupal KE and Heeney ND and Hockin BCD and Ronsley R and Armstrong K and Sanatani S and Claydon VE
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01197 PubMed: 3179839911 / 2019
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Bovard JM and DE Souza AM and Harris KC and Human DG and Hosking MCK and Potts JE and Armstrong K and Sandor GGS and Cote AT
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001889 PubMed: 3062904805 / 2019
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
Armstrong KR and De Souza AM and Sneddon PL and Potts JE and Claydon VE and Sanatani S
DOI: 10.1111/apa.14058 PubMed: 2890601909 / 2017
Armstrong KR and De Souza AM and Sneddon PL and Potts JE and Claydon VE and Sanatani S
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13750 PubMed: 2811242404 / 2017
Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical
Franciosi S and Perry FKG and Roston TM and Armstrong KR and Claydon VE and Sanatani S
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2017.03.005 PubMed: 2839231003 / 2017
Teoh CW and Nadel H and Armstrong K and Harris KC and White CT
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3206-3 PubMed: 2638658901 / 2016
Armstrong KR and Cote AT and Devlin AM and Harris KC
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-014-0339-9 PubMed: 2524879611 / 2014
Armstrong K and O'Mahony O and Farah L and Webb D
DOI: 10.1177/0333102414523341 PubMed: 2455462210 / 2014
Sweetman D and Armstrong K and Murphy JF and Molloy EJ
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02539.x PubMed: 2211856104 / 2012
Armstrong K and Franklin O and Sweetman D and Molloy EJ
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2011.214205 PubMed: 2179887504 / 2012
Armstrong K and Ryan CA and Hawkes CP and Janvier A and Dempsey EM
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02084.x PubMed: 2107035704 / 2011
Murphy BP and Armstrong K and Ryan CA and Jenkins JG
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.160002 PubMed: 1972361901 / 2010
Ozturk O and Armstrong K and Bhattacharya S and Templeton A
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.10.2238 PubMed: 1157452310 / 2001
As part of my Heart Function research to date I sought to determine whether the existing Adult Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Calculator to Predict Risk of Sudden cardiac death could be applied directly to the HCM Pediatric population at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Results showed that this calculator allowed us to risk stratify these patients, which we presented at AHA in November 2016. Our current project is to participate in a multi centre retrospective study across North America to explore this further with the hope of being able to risk stratify and predict which of our patients with Hypertophic cardiomyopathy are at risk of having a sudden cardiac event, and in whom would benefit from early intervention such as implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) insertion.
We recently completed a study on the effect of an 8-week body weight exercise program on the quality of life in adolescents with dysautonomia. We showed a dramatic effect of exercise on the quality of life of these children and this research will be ongoing through the newly established Dysautonomia Clinic.
Our transplant team is involved in multiple studies on the physical health, exercise capacity, quality of life, and overall long-term health in pediatric transplant recipients. Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV) is one of the leading causes of death in pediatric transplant patients. To date, there is no clear way to detect CAV in these patients. One of my research focuses will be to look at the early detection of CAV in pediatric transplant patients.
iACT Clinical Investigator Trainee Synergy Grant
Laura McRae Award
Department of Pediatrics, BC Children’s Hospital Subspecialty Resident/Fellow Award for Excellence in Pediatric Medicine 2015
1st prize
Irish Pediatric Association Gold Medal, Belfast April 2012. National award for research at annual IPA meeting
1st prize
National Children’s Research Centre Open Day, May 2012. National award for Trainees involved in clinical research
Child &Family Research Institute Outstanding Achievement by a Clinical Sub-specialty Resident or Fellow 2015
ITCC award for Cardiovascular Research Excellence in Pediatric Cardiology 2015
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