Carolyn Reilly

Education

• Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center
• M.N., Emory University
• B.S.N., Brenau College
• Diploma, Georgia Baptist School of Nursing

Teaching Interests

• Leadership
• Critical and Emergent Care
• Anything related to the heart

Research Interests

• Prevention of heart disease after cancer
• Biobehavioral interventions for Heart Failure
• Self-care and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Selected Publications

• Reilly CM (2024) Chapters: “Prevention of Heart Failure” and “Cardio-oncology” in Dunbar and Braun (Eds): Preventive Cardiovascular Nursing: Resilience Across the Lifespan for Optimal Cardiovascular Wellness. IBSN: 9783031537059
• Reilly CM, Kaplan, B & Porter O’Grady, T (2022). Nursing Leadership During Crisis: Insights guiding leaders from the COVID pandemic. Sigma Theta Tau. IBSN: 9781646480425
• Anderson KM, Ferranti EP, Alagha EC, Mykityshyn E, French CE, Reilly CM. (2022). The heart and gut relationship: a systematic review of the evaluation of the microbiome and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) in heart failure. Heart Fail Rev. 2022 Nov;27(6):2223-2249. doi: 10.1007/s10741-022-10254-6. Epub 2022 Jun 21. PMID: 35726110.
• Reilly CM, Higgins M, Butler J, Esiashvili N, Fei B, Flynn T, Dormer JD, Schreibmann E. (2022). The Contribution of Thoracic Radiation Dose Volumes to Subsequent Development of Cardiovascular Disease in Cancer Survivors. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022 Sep-Oct 01;37(5):E129-E138. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000834. PMID: 34238842; PMCID: PMC8733046.
• Ahn H, Butts B, Cottrell DB, Kesey J, McNeill CC, Mumba MN, O'Brien T, Reifsnider E, Reilly CM. (2022) Partnerships to improve social determinants of health, health equity, and health outcomes: An SNRS whitepaper. Res Nurs Health. 2022 Feb;45(1):8-10. doi: 10.1002/nur.22198. Epub 2021 Nov 20. PMID: 34800040.
• Collins SP, Liu D, Jenkins CA, Storrow AB, Levy PD, Pang PS, Chang AM, Char D, Diercks DJ, Fermann GJ, Han JH, Hiestand B, Hogan C, Kampe CJ, Khan Y, Lee S, Lindenfeld J, Martindale J, McNaughton CD, Miller KF, Miller-Reilly C, Moser K, Peacock WF, Robichaux C, Rothman R, Schrock J, Self WH, Singer AJ, Sterling SA, Ward MJ, Walsh C, Butler J. (2021). Effect of a Self-care Intervention on 90-Day Outcomes in Patients with Acute Heart Failure Discharged from the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol; 6(2):200-208. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.5763. PMID: 33206126.
• Cresci S, Pereira NL, Ahmad F, Byku, M, de las Fuentes L, Lanfear DE, Reilly CM, Owens AT, Wolf MJ (2019). Heart Failure in the Era of Precision Medicine: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation: Genomics and Precision Medicine, 12(10):458-485. doi: 10.1161/HCG.0000000000000058. Epub 2019 Sep 12.
• Campia U, Moslehi Javid J, Amiri-Kordestani L, Barac A, Beckman Joshua A, Chism David D, Cohen P, Groarke John D, Herrmann J, Reilly CM, Weintraub Neal L, null n. (2019) Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2019;139(13):e579-e602. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000641.
• Dormer JD, Ma L, Halicek M, Reilly CM, Schreibmann E, Fei B (2018). Heart chamber segmentation from CT using convolutional neural networks. SPIE 10578, Medical Imaging 2018: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 105782S (12 March 2018); doi: 10.1117/12.2293554.
• Dormer JD, Halicek M, Ma L, Reilly CM, Schreibmann E, Fei B (2018). Convolutional neural networks for the detection of diseased hearts using CT images and left atrium patches. SPIE 10575, Medical Imaging 2018: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 1057530 (27 February 2018); doi: 10.1117/12.2293548.
• Reilly CM, Esiashvili N, Parashar S, Higgins M (2016). Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Lymphoma Survivors by Sex. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. May-Jun;45(3):438-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2015.12.014. Epub 2016 Mar 24.
• Reilly CM, Butler J, Culler SD, Gary RA, Higgins M, Schindler P, Butts B, Dunbar SB (2015). An Economic Evaluation of a Self-Care Intervention in Persons with Heart Failure and Diabetes. Journal of Cardiac Failure, Sep;21(9):730-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.06.382. Epub 2015 Jul 8.
• Reilly CM, Anderson KM, Baas L, Johnson E, Lennie TA, Lewis CM, Prasun M. (2015). American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Best Practices Paper: Literature Synthesis and Guideline Review for Sodium Restriction. Heart & Lung, 44(4):289-298.
• Reilly CM, Higgins M, Smith A, Culler S, Dunbar SB (2015). Single Subject Design: Use of Time Series Analyses in a Small Cohort to Understand Adherence with a Prescribed Fluid Restriction. Applied Nursing Research. Nov; 28(4): pp.356-65. PMID: 26608439
• Reilly CM, Higgins M, Smith A, Culler S, Dunbar SB (2014) Isolating the Benefits of Fluid Restriction in Patients with Heart Failure: A Pilot Study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2015 Dec;14(6):495-505. doi: 10.1177/1474515114541729. Epub 2014 Jul 2. PMID: 24990176
• Reilly CM, Bruner, DW, Mitchell, SA, Minasian, LM, Basch, E, Dueck, AC, Cella, D, Reeve, BB. (2013). A Literature Synthesis of Symptom Prevalence and Severity in Persons Receiving Active Cancer Treatment. Supportive Care in Cancer, 21 (6): 1525-1550. PMID: 23314601
• Reilly CM, Higgins M, Smith A, Gary RA, Robinson J, Clark PC, McCarty F, & Dunbar SB (2009). Development, psychometric testing, and revision of the Atlanta Heart Failure Knowledge Test. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 24(6), p. 500-509. PMCID: PMC2828039. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181aff0b0.

Professional Associations

Recent Grants

• Expanding Healthcare in Rural Georgia Communities Using High-Fidelity Simulation to Increase Nursing Graduates
  Principal Director
  HRSA-23-117: Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending (CPF/CDS): Facilities and/or Equipment (“Construction”) Projects
  1 CE1HS52080‐01‐00
• Nursing Education Program Expansion (Reilly)
  Principal Director
  Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
• Surveillance of Congenital Heart Defects across the Lifespan (W Book)
  Coinvestigator (10%)
  CDC Cooperative Award ID#: NU50DD004932_01_00 /  RFA DD15-1506.
• Get with the Guidelines in ED Patients with Heart Failure (GUIDED-HF) (S Collins)
  Site Principal Investigator (10%)
  Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• The Relationship between Radiation Dose Volume and Adverse Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Cancer Survivors who Received Therapeutic Thoracic Radiation (CM Reilly)
  Principal Investigator (5%)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI) via NRG Oncology, a member of the NCI National Clinical Trials Network
• Fluid Restriction Effects and Economics in Heart Failure (FREE-Heart) (CM Reilly)
  Principal Investigator (20%)
  10SDG3720048
  American Heart Association, National Center, Scientist Development Grant

Select Awards and Honors

• Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2021)
• Heart & Lung Journal, Editorial Board Member
• Woodruff Leadership Academy Fellow (2019)

• Jean Thomas Award for Creativity in Teaching, Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (2017)
• Nursing Investigator Award, Heart Failure Society of America (2014)
• Fellow of the American Heart Association (2012)