Astrid De Souza
MSc, BSc
Affiliate Investigator and Clinical Exercise Physiologist, BC Children's Hospital
Pediatric Cardiology
De Souza, A.-M. and Armstrong, K.R. and Hoskins, K. and Tran, N. and Naylor, K.C. and Romans, H.V. and Potts, J.E. and Hosking, M.C. and Clarke, D.C.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04014-0Digital Health
Galvin, C.R. and De Souza, A.M. and Potts, J.E. and Sneddon, P.L. and Sanatani, S. and Armstrong, K.R.
DOI: 10.1177/20552076241309228Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
Rozenberg, D. and Logan, S. and Sohrabipour, S. and Bourgeois, N. and Cote, A. and Deliva, R. and De Souza, A. and de Vries, R. and Donald, M. and Ferreira, M. and Hart, D. and Ibrahim Masthan, M. and Jaundis-Ferreira, T. and Juillard, S. and Khoury, M. and Lallani, A. and Mager, D. and Mucsi, I. and Orchanian-Cheff, A. and Reed, J.L. and Tandon, P. and Tennankore, K. and Yong, E. and Wickerson, L. and Mathur, S.
DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2025.1535138Pediatric Exercise Science
Grishin, N.K. and De Souza, A.M. and Fairbairn, J. and Sheel, A.W. and Puterman, E. and Blydt-Hansen, T. and Potts, J.E. and Armstrong, K.R.
DOI: 10.1123/pes.2023-0066Pediatric Transplantation
Rathgeber, S.L. and Hutchison, S.M. and De Souza, A.-M. and Lester, R. and Blydt-Hansen, T. and Human, D.G. and Guttman, O. and Oberlander, T. and Armstrong, K.R.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14219Applied Neuropsychology: Child
Hutchison, S.M. and Rathgeber, S.L. and De Souza, A.M. and Blydt-Hansen, T. and M{\^a}sse, L.C. and Armstrong, K.R. and Oberlander, T.F.
DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2020.1800468CJC Open
Cui, J.Z. and Harris, K.C. and Raedschelders, K. and Hollander, Z. and Potts, J.E. and De Souza, A. and Kiess, M. and McManus, B.M. and Bernatchez, P. and Raffin, L.A. and Paine, H. and van Breemen, C. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Esfandiarei, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.12.018Pediatric 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, T.D.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14093JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology
Roston, T.M. and Kallas, D. and Davies, B. and Franciosi, S. and De Souza, A.M. and Laksman, Z.W. and Sanatani, S. and Krahn, A.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.02.013Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Roston, T.M. and De Souza, A.M. and Romans, H.V. and Franciosi, S. and Armstrong, K.R. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1111/jce.14865JAMA Pediatrics
Galvin, C.R. and De Souza, A.M. and Armstrong, K.R.
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0165Pediatric Transplantation
Lui, S. and de Souza, A. and Sharma, A. and Fairbairn, J. and Schreiber, R. and Armstrong, K. and Blydt-Hansen, T.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.13745PLoS ONE
Bouquet, J. and Li, T. and Gardy, J.L. and Kang, X. and Stevens, S. and Stevens, J. and VanNess, M. and Snell, C. and Potts, J. and Miller, R.R. and Morshed, M. and McCabe, M. and Parker, S. and Uyaguari, M. and Tang, P. and Steiner, T. and Chan, W.-S. and De Souza, A.-M. and Mattman, A. and Patrick, D.M. and Chiu, C.Y.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212193Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Bovard, J.M. and De Souza, A.M. and Harris, K.C. and Human, D.G. and Hosking, M.C.K. and Potts, J.E. and Armstrong, K. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Cote, A.T.
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001889Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Escudero, C.A. and Potts, J.E. and Lam, P.-Y. and De Souza, A.M. and Duff, K. and Mugford, G.J. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.10.014BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
Morrison, B.N. and McKinney, J. and Isserow, S. and Lithwick, D. and Taunton, J. and Nazzari, H. and De Souza, A.M. and Heilbron, B. and Cater, C. and Macdonald, M. and Hives, B.A. and Warburton, D.E.R.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000370Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Escudero, C.A. and Potts, J.E. and Lam, P.-Y. and De Souza, A.M. and Mugford, G.J. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.01.003Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Dvir-Orgad, M. and Anand, M. and De Souza, A.M. and Zadorsky, M.T. and Kiess, M.C. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.09.005Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Armstrong, K.R. and De Souza, A.M. and Sneddon, P.L. and Potts, J.E. and Claydon, V.E. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1111/apa.14058BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
Duff, D.K. and De Souza, A.M. and Human, D.G. and Potts, J.E. and Harris, K.C.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000197Journal of the American Heart Association
Voss, C. and Duncombe, S.L. and Dean, P.H. and de Souza, A.M. and Harris, K.C.
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004665Pediatrics
Dallaire, F. and Fortier-Morissette, Z. and Blais, S. and Dhanrajani, A. and Basodan, D. and Renaud, C. and Mathew, M. and De Souza, A.M. and Dionne, A. and Blanchard, J. and Saulnier, H. and Kaspy, K. and Rached-D{'}Astous, S. and Dahdah, N. and McCrindle, B.W. and Human, D.G. and Scuccimarri, R.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-0098Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Armstrong, K.R. and De Souza, A.M. and Sneddon, P.L. and Potts, J.E. and Claydon, V.E. and Sanatani, S.
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13750Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Cote, A.T. and Duff, D.K. and Escudero, C.A. and De Souza, A.M. and Williams, L.D. and Gill, R. and Zadorsky, M.T. and Harris, K.C. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.04.008European Eating Disorders Review
Escudero, C.A. and Potts, J.E. and Lam, P.-Y. and De Souza, A.M. and Mugford, G.J. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2409American Journal of Cardiology
Mivelaz, Y. and Leung, M.T. and Zadorsky, M.T. and De Souza, A.M. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.05.055Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
Harris, K.C. and Manouzi, A. and Fung, A.Y. and De Souza, A. and Bezerra, H.G. and Potts, J.E. and Hosking, M.C.K.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001764Pediatric Cardiology
Roston, T.M. and De Souza, A.M. and Sandor, G.G.S. and Sanatani, S. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0654-zPediatric Cardiology
Alghamdi, M. and De Souza, A.M. and White, C.T. and Potts, M.T. and Warady, B.A. and Furth, S.L. and Kimball, T.R. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0632-5Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Alhuzaimi, A. and Al Mashham, Y. and Potts, J.E. and De Souza, A.M. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.05.015American Journal of Cardiology
Harris, K.C. and Al Saloos, H.A. and De Souza, A.M. and Sanatani, S. and Hinchliffe, M. and Potts, J.E. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.05.019Pediatric Transplantation
Yeung, J.P. and Human, D.G. and Sandor, G.G.S. and De Souza, A.M. and Potts, J.E.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01467.xJournal of Pediatrics
Bradley, T.J. and Potts, J.E. and Lee, S.K. and Potts, M.T. and De Souza, A.M. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.002Pediatric Blood and Cancer
De Souza, A.M. and Potts, J.E. and Potts, M.T. and De Souza, E.S. and Rowland, T.W. and Pritchard, S.L. and Sandor, G.G.S.
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21122Building on previous work that delivered a virtual exercise program to children with a solid organ transplant, this study looks at whether virtual reality gameplay yields a sufficient training stimulus to mimic traditional exercise.
This study builds on initial work in our solid organ transplant and adolescent dysautonomia populations where a clinical digital messaging platform was employed to try to improve communication and in turn quality of life in these patients. Now, we have expanded the use of the clinical digital messaging platform to include a widespread group of patients seen in the Children’s Heart Centre.
This study aims to evaluate how sports participation affects exercise capacity in children with congenital heart disease. The goal of this work is to elucidate the factors that may influence exercise capacity in these children.
Transplant Research Foundation of BC Venture Grant and CDTRP Venture Grant (2022) - Virtual Reality and Gameplay as a Model for Exercise Rehabilitation in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Patients. A Patient and Family Led Initiative
Digital Health Research (DHR) Accelerator Grant (2021) - Using clinical digital messaging to improve pediatric congenital heart disease patient care, health outcomes, patient satisfaction, facilitators, and barriers to implementation
Transplant Research Foundation of BC Venture Grant (2020) - VEXT: An 8-week virtual exercise and texting program for pediatric solid organ transplant patients
Transplant Research Foundation of BC Venture Grant (2018) - Let’s Text: Engaging Adolescent Solid Organ Transplant Patients in Managing their Health
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