ISHLT Guidelines for the Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates—2006

Published 1 September 2006

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In April 2005, after recognizing that current guidelines on the care of cardiac transplant patients were too old, lacked detailed attention to the care of the cardiac transplant candidate, or were not broad enough to be applicable to the international community of cardiac transplant physicians and surgeons, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) set out to develop a comprehensive set of guidelines for the pre-transplant management of cardiac transplant candidates.

Rationale and Process

Authors

Mandeep R. Mehra, MD; Mariell Jessup, MD; Edoardo Gronda, MD; Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD

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Optimal Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Management of Cardiac Transplant Candidates: Approaches to Be Considered Prior to Transplant Evaluation

Authors

Mariell Jessup, MD; Nicholas Banner, MD; Susan Brozena, MD; Carlo Campana, MD; Angelika Costard-Jäckle, MD; Thomas Dengler, MD; Sharon Hunt, MD; Marco Metra, MD; Axel Rahmel, MD; Dale Renlund, MD; Heather Ross, MD; Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD

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Listing Criteria for Heart Transplantation

Authors

Mandeep R. Mehra, MD; Jon Kobashigawa, MD; Randall Starling, MD; Stuart Russell, MD; Patricia A. Uber, PharmD; Jayan Parameshwar, FRCP; Paul Mohacsi, MD; Sharon Augustine, NP; Keith Aaronson, MD; Mark Barr, MD

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Heart Rhythm Considerations in Heart Transplant Candidates and Considerations for Ventricular Assist Devices

Authors

Edoardo Gronda, MD; Robert C. Bourge, MD; Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD; Mario Deng, MD; Donna Mancini, MD; Luigi Martinelli, MD; Guillermo Torre-Amione, MD

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