The European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in the field of cardiovascular nursing and the promotion evidence-based clinical practice.
The journal publishes original articles, short reports, reviews and editorials in order to improve the quality of nursing care for patients with cardiovascular disease. Original contributions on the broad field of cardiovascular nursing are welcome, including chronic and acute care, paediatric cardiology, grown up congenital heart disease, cardiac rehabilitation, primary and secondary prevention, heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, interventional cardiology, cardiac care, preventive cardiology, and vascular nursing.
Scientific contributions can be related to all aspects of care: education, research, patient care or organisational aspects. Additional contributions on epidemiology, physiology, pharmacology or psychology related to cardiovascular nursing are welcome.

Editor in Chief
Prof. Dr. Tiny Jaarsma
Linköping University, Sweden
Co-Editors
Prof. Dr. Anna Stromberg
Linköping University Hospital, Sweden
Prof. David Thompson
Queen's University Belfast, UK
Senior Consulting Editors
Prof. Dr. Bengt Fridlund
Jönköping, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Simon Stewart
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Melbourne, Australia
Consulting Editors
Prof. Inger Ekman
Göteborg University, Sweden
Dr. Mattie Lenzen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Prof. Mariann R. Piano
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, USA
Statistical Advisor
Dr. Kristofer Årestedt
Linköping University, Sweden
Associate Editors
Dr. Selina Kikkenborg Berg
Copenhagen, Denmark
Dr. Anders Broström
Linköping University Hospital, Sweden
Lorraine S. Evangelista
University of California Irvine, USA
Dr. Catriona Jennings
NHLI Imperial College London, UK
Dr. Naoko P. Kato
The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Dr Barbro Kjellström
Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
Leonie Klompstra
Linköping University, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Jan Mårtensson
Jönköping University, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Philip Moons
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Professor Tone M. Norekval
Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
Managing Editor
Nora Östrup
Linköping University, Sweden
Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. Felicity Astin
University of Huddersfield, UK
Prof. Jelena Celutkiene
Vilnius University Santariškiu, Lithuania
Dr. Asa Cider
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Patricia Davidson
John Hopkins University, United States, USA
Prof. Dr. Sabina de Geest
University of Basel, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Christi Deaton
University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Donna Fitzsimons
Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Dr. Tina Birgitte Hansen
Zealand University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr Jeroen Hendriks
The University of Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Boyoung Hwang
Seoul National University, Korea
Dr. Peter Johansson
Linköping University Hospital, Sweden
Dr Rani Khatib
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Prof. Dr. Kathryn King-Shier
University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. Stefan Köberich
Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Germany
Dr. Mitja Lainšcak
General Hospital Celje, Slovenia
Ekaterini Lambrinou
Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Dr Christopher Lee
Connell School of Nursing, USA
Prof. Dr. Terrie A. Lennie
University of Kentucky, USA
Prof. Dr. Debra K. Moser
University of Kentucky, USA
Prof. Lis Neubeck
Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Professor Samar Noureddine
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Prof. Dr. Barbara Riegal
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Jilian Riley
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr. Chantal F Ski
Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Dr. Karen Smith
The University of Dundee, UK
Prof. Dr. Patricia H. Strachan
Mc Master University, Canada
Dr Martje H.L. van der Wal
University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
Dr. Ercole Vellone
University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
Dr Wenru Wang
National University of Singapore, Singapore