Education History
| Undergraduate |
Queen's University |
BSc (Hons) |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Training |
Queen's University |
MSc |
| Doctoral Training |
Queen's University |
PhD |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship |
Kingston Heart Clinic |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Professional Medical |
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine |
MD |
| Residency |
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine |
Resident |
| Fellowship |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Clinical Fellow |
| Fellowship |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Clinical Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Armstrong DWJ, Riley LA, Su YR, Shah AS, Absi T, Gupta DK, Wells QS, Brinkley DM, Stevenson LW, Merryman WD (2023). Myocardial Neprilysin Is Increased in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation, 148(2), 167-169.
- Lau G, Koh M, Kavsak PA, Schull MJ, Armstrong DWJ, Udell JA, Austin PC, Wang X, Ko DT (2020). Clinical outcomes for chest pain patients discharged home from emergency departments using high-sensitivity versus conventional cardiac troponin assays. Am Heart J, 221, 84-94.
- Worme MD, Tan MK, Armstrong DWJ, Yan AT, Tan NS, Brieger D, Budaj A, Gore JM, López-Sendón J, Van de Werf F, Steg PG, Fox KAA, Goodman SG, Udell JA (2018). Previous and New Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes (from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events). Am J Cardiol, 122(6), 944-951.
- Armstrong DWJ, Tobin C, Matangi MF (2017). Predictors of an abnormal postexercise ankle brachial index: Importance of the lowest ankle pressure in calculating the resting ankle brachial index. Clin Cardiol, 40(11), 1163-1168.
- Armstrong D, Matangi M, Brouillard D, Myers MG (2015). Automated office blood pressure - being alone and not location is what matters most. Blood Press Monit, 20(4), 204-8.
- Johri AM, Armstrong DW, Jurt U, Brouillard D, Matangi MF (2014). ICEBERG: Intimal Carotid Evaluation Before Echocardiography Reveals Global Vascular Risk. Can J Cardiol, 30(10), 1183-9.
- Armstrong DW, Tse MY, Wong PG, Ventura NM, Meens JA, Johri AM, Matangi MF, Pang SC (2014). Gestational hypertension and the developmental origins of cardiac hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction. Mol Cell Biochem, 391(1-2), 201-9.
- Armstrong DW, Tse MY, O'Tierney-Ginn PF, Wong PG, Ventura NM, Janzen-Pang JJ, Matangi MF, Johri AM, Croy BA, Adams MA, Pang SC (2013). Gestational hypertension in atrial natriuretic peptide knockout mice and the developmental origins of salt-sensitivity and cardiac hypertrophy. Regul Pept, 186, 108-15.
- Wong PG, Armstrong DW, Tse MY, Brander EP, Pang SC (2013). Sex-specific differences in natriuretic peptide and nitric oxide synthase expression in ANP gene-disrupted mice. Mol Cell Biochem, 374(1-2), 125-35.
- Armstrong DW, Tse MY, Melo LG, Pang SC (2011). Altered expression of the natriuretic peptide system in genetically modified heme oxygenase-1 mice treated with high dietary salt. Mol Cell Biochem, 346(1-2), 57-67.
- Armstrong DW, Brouillard D, Matangi MF (2011). The effect of the change in the Framingham Risk Score calculator between the 2006 and 2009 Canadian lipid guidelines. Can J Cardiol, 27(2), 167-70.
- Armstrong DW, Tobin C, Matangi MF (2010). The accuracy of the physical examination for the detection of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. Can J Cardiol, 26(10), e346-50.
- Armstrong DW, Matangi MF (2010). Estimated right ventricular systolic pressure during exercise stress echocardiography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Can J Cardiol, 26(2), e45-9.
- Armstrong DW, Tsimiklis G, Matangi MF (2010). Factors influencing the echocardiographic estimate of right ventricular systolic pressure in normal patients and clinically relevant ranges according to age. Can J Cardiol, 26(2), e35-9.
Review
- Armstrong DWJ, Gupta DK, Lindman BR, Merryman WD (2021). The CNP/NPR-B/cGMP Axis is a Therapeutic Target in Calcific Aortic Stenosis. [Review]. JACC Basic Transl Sci, 6, (12), 1003-1006.
Case Report
- Hébert J, Armstrong D, Daneman N, Jain JD, Perry J (2017). Adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome due to West Nile Virus treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. J Neurovirol, 23(1), 158-159.
Editorial
- Udell JA, Armstrong DWJ (2024). Targeting the Natriuretic Peptide System to Improve Outcomes: PARADISE Lost or Found. J Am Coll Cardiol, 83(9), 915-917.
- Armstrong DWJ, Merryman WD (2022). DCBL2 Deficiency Contributes to Aortic Stenosis via Increased BMP2 Signaling. JACC Basic Transl Sci, 7(4), 346-347.
Letter
- Armstrong DWJ, Tse MY, Pang SC (2021). Does Gestational Hypertension Contribute to Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction in Adult Offspring? [Letter to the editor]. J Am Coll Cardiol, 78(23), e297.
- Armstrong DW (2017). The Global Tobacco Epidemic Requires Further Canadian Action at Home. [Letter to the editor]. Can J Cardiol, 33(2), 293.e9.