Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care, the official publication of The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, presents original, peer-reviewed articles on techniques, advances, investigations, and observations related to the care of patients with acute and critical illness and patients with chronic cardiac or pulmonary disorders. 

The Journal's acute care articles focus on the care of hospitalized patients, including those in the critical and acute care settings. Because most patients who are hospitalized in acute and critical care settings have chronic conditions, we are also interested in the chronically critically ill, the care of patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disorders, their rehabilitation, and disease prevention. The Journal's heart failure articles focus on all aspects of the care of patients with this condition. Manuscripts that are relevant to populations across the human lifespan are welcome. 

We are interested in publishing articles representing a broad range of science and clinical practice in a variety of settings as it pertains to our target population. Because health care and the health sciences are global, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary, we encourage authors to submit manuscripts that reflect these perspectives. Many articles also provide nurses with a framework for applying research results in clinical practice. 

We publish original research, case reports, reviews, and observations that are on the cutting edge of science and clinical practice. Discussions of costs of care, patient education, and health policy are relevant to our focus. Reports of well-designed clinical trials and systematic reviews are especially welcome.

Original research
Case reports
Reviews
Observations

Editor
Nancy S. Redeker, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
 
Editorial Board
Nancy Albert, Ph.D., CCNS, CCRN, CNA, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Jerilyn K. Allen, RN, ScD, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Michele C. Balas, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, FCCM, FAAN, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Janita P. C. Chau, RN, BN, MPhil, PhD, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Linda Chlan, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, FAACVPR, FAAN, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Yvette Conley, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Jean Anne Connor, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Richard J. Contrada, PhD, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Chester Cunha, MD, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Sandra B. Dunbar, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Charles Fiske Emery, PhD, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Carol Diane Epstein, PhD, RN, FCCM, Pace University, New York, New York, United States
Lorraine Frazier, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
Susan K. Frazier, PhD, RN, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Erica Froelicher, PhD, RN, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Maureen George, PhD, RN, AE-C, FAAN, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
Kathleen Grady, PhD, APN, FAAN, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States
Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, FAAN, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Chrisopher S. Hollenbeak, PhD, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Marilyn Hravnak, PHD, RN, ACNP-BC, CCNS, FCCM, FAAN, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Judith E. Hupcey, EdD, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Karen Huss, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAAAAI, FAHA, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, United States
Tiny Jaarsma, PhD, RN, NFESC, FAHA, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Ian Jones, PhD, RN, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Ruth Kleinpell, PhD RN FAAN FCCM, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Carl V. Leier, MD, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Jean McSweeney, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Eric Michelson, MD, FACC, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Shirley M. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Margaret Pisani, MD, MPH, YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Susan J. Pressler, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Lynn F. Reinke, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Kristine Anne Scordo, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, United States
Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, RN, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
David R. Thompson, RN PhD FESC FRCN FAAN, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
Wenru Wang, RN, BScMed, MScN, PhD, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Julie Zerwic, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States