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July/August 2025 - Volume 40 - Issue 4


  • Editors
    Debra K. Moser, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
    Victoria Vaughan Dickson, PhD, RN, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN
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​​JCN Special Issue Call for Papers!​​​​​​​​​​

Guest Editor: Saleema Allana, RN, PhD​ (please contact at [email protected]​ with any questions)

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026

Target Publication Date: Jan/Feb 2027

The purpose of this special issue is to present intersectionality-based cardiovascular research that advances our understanding of the various intersecting social identities (e.g., sex, gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, immigration status, rurality, indigeneity) and how these affect cardiovascular care, particularly for patients from equity-deserving groups.

Please click here for more information!

Submissions can be sent through our online system by selecting the article type "Intersectionality in cardiovascular care."

Current Issue Highlights

Progress in Prevention

Heart Failure

The Association of Unmet Palliative Care Needs and Physical Frailty With Clinical Outcomes: A Prospective Study of Adults With Heart Failure

DeGroot, Lyndsay; Pavlovic, Noelle; Perrin, Nancy; More

The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 40(4):296-303, July/August 2025.

Cardiac Risk

Atrial Fibrillation and Older Age Predict Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels Among Patients With Heart Failure

Pressler, Susan J.; Jung, Miyeon; Dorsey, Susan G.; More

The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 40(4):E167-E173, July/August 2025.

   

LVAD therapy receives a 1A Recommendation from the U.S. joint societies

The U.S. joint societies of the AHA/ACC/HFSA evaluated the data on LVAD patient outcomes. Their 1A Recommendation represents the strongest class of recommendation and the highest level of evidence, indicating that LVAD therapy is supported by strong data and the benefits far outweigh the risks.

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​It is with deep sadness we report the loss of our long-time editorial board member, reviewer, and friend, Sharon McKinley, PhD, RN in 2024.

Dr. McKinley was an outstanding scientist, clinician, mentor and teacher. She was one of the first nurses in Australia to obtain her PhD, and she paved the way for many other nurses in that country to obtain theirs. She was a critical care specialist who pioneered the role of the academic researcher who works in a critical care position to develop critical care research and to promote the use of evidenced-based care in critical care. Sharon promoted international collaborations widely and participated in multiple international research projects. She was an extraordinary nurse, researcher and colleague and is sorely missed.​​

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​​​Research,​​​​ Educational and Practice Resources​


This instrument was developed by Dr. Barbara Riegel over the past 2 decades. This instrument has strong psychometric support and is frequently used to measure self care in studies of patients with heart failure. This site offers a brief history of the instrument, the Self Care of Heart Failure Model upon which the instrument is based, the instrument, foreign language versions, directions for use and for scoring and information about adaptations of the instrument in development to measure self care in other patient populations. As this instrument is in the public domain, it may be accessed through this site and used without specific permission from Dr. Riegel, the developer of this instrument.​​