Matthew K. Armstrong

Education

• Ph.D., Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
• B.Sc., Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, . Major: Biomedical Sciences with Health, Exercise & Nutrition

Fellowships

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow - University of Iowa, Department of Health and Human Physiology, Iowa City, IA, United States

Specialization

• Cardiovascular physiology and epidemiology, R programming, vascular hemodynamics, pulse wave analysis

Teaching

Notable Courses

EXE 462 - Cardiac Rehabilitation -
EXE 427/627 - Exercise Testing and Interpretation
BIO 460 - Research in Biology,

Currently Teaching

• EXE 462 - Cardiac Rehabilitation
• EXE 427 - Exercise Testing and Interpretation
• BIO 460 - Research in Biology

Active Research

Sponsored Research

• Matthew Armstrong (PD/PI) Brooks Gump (Co-PD/PI) , Characterizing Treatment-Related Hemodynamic and Vascular Changes Associated with Heart Failure Among Cancer Survivors - American Heart Association - Not for Profit/Foundation. End Date: 2029-03-31

Other Grants, Fellowships, Contracts, and Gifts

• Matthew Armstrong (PD/PI), Assessment of Vascular Ageing - Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Engagement (SOURCE) Research Assistant Grant. End Date: 2026-08-31

Published Scholarship

Publications

• Picone, D.S., Schultz, M.G., Armstrong, M.K., Black, J.A., Dwyer, N., Roberts-Thomson, P., Weber, T. and Sharman, J.E., 2025. Mean arterial pressure differences between cuff oscillometric and invasive blood pressure. Hypertension Research, [online] 48(5), pp.1749–1758. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-025-02165-4.
• Evans, J.T., Buscot, M.-J., Fraser, B.J., Juonala, M., Guo, Y., Fernandez, C., Kähönen, M., Sabin, M.A., Armstrong, M.K., Viikari, J.S.A., Bazzano, L.A., Raitakari, O.T. and Magnussen, C.G., 2024. Life-period associations of body mass index with adult carotid intima-media thickness: The Bogalusa Heart Study and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Preventive Medicine, [online] 189, p.108128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108128.
• Armstrong, M.K., Jain, S., Nuckols, V., Pewowaruk, R., Zhang, X., DuBose, L., Sodoma, M., Madero, B., Voss, M.W. and Pierce, G.L., 2024. The association of structural versus load-dependent large artery stiffness mechanisms with cerebrovascular damage and cortical atrophy in humans. GeroScience, [online] 46(6), pp.5587–5597. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01254-5.
• Stanesby, O., Armstrong, M.K., Otahal, P., Goode, J.P., Fraser, B.J., Negishi, K., Kidokoro, T., Winzenberg, T., Juonala, M., Wu, F., Kelly, R.K., Xi, B., Viikari, J.S.A., Raitakari, O.T., Daniels, S.R., Tomkinson, G.R. and Magnussen, C.G., 2024. Tracking of serum lipid levels from childhood to adulthood: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Atherosclerosis, [online] 391, p.117482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.117482.
• Armstrong, M.K., Nuckols, V.R., Gimblet, C.J., Holwerda, S.W., DuBose, L.E., Luehrs, R.E., Lane, A.D., Chirinos, J.A., Voss, M.W. and Pierce, G.L., 2023. Relation of forward and backward traveling pressure waves with subclinical carotid artery wall remodeling and central pulse pressure. Journal of Applied Physiology, [online] 135(4), pp.943–949. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00286.2023.
• Bui, T.V., Picone, D.S., Schultz, M.G., Armstrong, M.K., Peng, X., Black, J.A., Dwyer, N., Roberts-Thomson, P., Adams, H., Hughes, A.D. and Sharman, J.E., 2022. Comparison between cuff-based and invasive systolic blood pressure amplification. Journal of Hypertension, [online] 40(10), pp.2037–2044. https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0000000000003228.
• Armstrong, M.K., Chirinos, J.A., Kapuku, G.K. and Pierce, G.L., 2022. Aortic pressure-only wave separation analysis in adolescents: accuracy and associations with left ventricular mass index. Journal of Human Hypertension, [online] 37(12), pp.1119–1125. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-022-00757-y.
• Armstrong, M.K., Fraser, B.J., Hartiala, O., Buscot, M.-J., Juonala, M., Wu, F., Koskinen, J., Hutri-Kähönen, N., Kähönen, M., Laitinen, T.P., Lehtimäki, T., Viikari, J.S.A., Raitakari, O.T. and Magnussen, C.G., 2021. Association of Non–High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Measured in Adolescence, Young Adulthood, and Mid-Adulthood With Coronary Artery Calcification Measured in Mid-Adulthood. JAMA Cardiology, [online] 6(6), p.661. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2020.7238.
• Schultz, M.G., Picone, D.S., Armstrong, M.K., Black, J.A., Dwyer, N., Roberts-Thomson, P. and Sharman, J.E., 2020. Validation Study to Determine the Accuracy of Central Blood Pressure Measurement Using the Sphygmocor Xcel Cuff Device. Hypertension, [online] 76(1), pp.244–250. https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.14916.
• Armstrong, M.K., Schultz, M.G., Picone, D.S., Black, J.A., Dwyer, N., Roberts-Thomson, P. and Sharman, J.E., 2019. Brachial and Radial Systolic Blood Pressure Are Not the Same. Hypertension, [online] 73(5), pp.1036–1041. https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.12674.

Presentations

• Armstrong, M.K., 2025. 24 h physical behaviors composition in US adults aged 40-64 years: NHANES 2011-2014. In Mid Atlantic Chapter of ACSM.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2025. Agreement between self-reported and accelerometer derived nocturnal sleep durations. In Mid Atlantic Chapter of ACSM.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2025. Aortic-brachial stiffness ratio is elevated among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors post anthracycline therapy. In Smilow Center for Translational Research. North American ARTERY.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2025. Large artery structure, function, and hemodynamics. In Smilow Center for Translational Research. North American ARTERY.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2025. Stanly Franklin Debate: GLP-1 Agonists Improve Cardiovascular Health Through Vascular Mechanisms. In Smilow Center for Translational Research. North American ARTERY.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2025. Higher Backward Central Pressure and Pulse Pressure Among Women With a History of Preeclampsia: Role of Central Pulsatile Pressure Hemodynamics on Cognitive Function. In American Physiology Summit.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2025. The effect of sublingual nitroglycerin on aortic hemodynamics and exercise cardiac reserve in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. In American Physiology Summit.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2025. Vascular consequences post anthracycline therapy. In Holden Cancer Centre. Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Symposium. University of Iowa.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2024. The Association of Structural Versus Load-Dependent Large Artery Stiffness Mechanisms with Cerebrovascular Damage and Cortical Atrophy in Humans. In North American ARTERY.
• Armstrong, M.K., 2023. Association of Large Artery Reservoir Function with Cerebral Total, Periventricular, and Deep White Matter Lesions. In American Heart Association.

Active Service

Professional Service

• Committee Member, Young Investigator Committee, North American Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (active since: 2023)

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

• Journal of Human Hypertension Young Investigator Award 2022, Journal of Human Hypertension
• Ten of the Best Award, Menzies Institute for Medical Research
• Excelences in Post Graduate Research Award, Australian Society for Medical Research
• Dr. J. Marsden Award for Excellence in Physiology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Effective Communication Award, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Memberships

• American Heart Association
• American Physiological Society
• North American ARTERY

Recent Media Mentions:

• Cholesterol and coronary artery calcification (15 February 2021)