Standards & Guidelines
As part of its mission, ISHLT engages in the regular development of Professional Practice Guidelines and Consensus Statements, Health Policy Guidance Statements, Standards Statements, and Public Comments regarding professional practice matters and the care of patients with advanced heart and/or lung disease.
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Summary of the ISHLT Consensus Conference on Graft Dysfunction within the First 72 hours after Heart Transplantation: A 10-year Update
13 March 2026
This document is the result of the 2024 Consensus Conference on PGD and aims to provide a more standardized … -
The 2026 ISHLT Consensus Statement on Clinical Cardiac Xenotransplantation
20 February 2026
Developed by a multidisciplinary panel of global experts as an update to 2000 ISHLT statement on … -
ISHLT Consensus Statement on Short Telomere Syndrome and Lung Transplantation
8 January 2026
This consensus document aims to address gaps in the evaluation and management of patients with STS, the … -
ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation
1 January 2026
This document is a multidisciplinary consensus document developed to examine the perioperative considerations … -
Considerations for Endpoints in Lung Transplant Clinical Trials: An ISHLT Consensus Statement
16 December 2025
This document aims to present expert opinions on the considerations and definitions for endpoints, which … -
ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Referral and Selection of Pediatric Lung Transplant Candidates
8 October 2025
This document is meant to assist pediatric care providers in identifying potential candidates for … -
ISHLT Consensus Statement on Risk Stratification in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
5 September 2025
This document provides clinicians with a practical framework for the application of risk stratification … -
ISHLT Statement on Vaccines in Transplant Recipients
27 August 2025
ISHLT reaffirms its strong support for the role of vaccines in protecting the health and survival of … -
ISHLT Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Heart Failure
21 August 2025
An update to the document published in 2014, this guideline for the management of pediatric heart failure … -
Summary of the ISHLT Consensus Conference on Emerging Understanding of Antibodies and Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplantation
11 June 2025
This Consensus Conference Summary presents the findings and consensus statements from the April 2023 …
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Standards & Guidelines Committee
The ISHLT Standards & Guidelines Committee manages and facilitates the creation of policy and guideline documentations within the Society.
Document Development Policies
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ISHLT Document Development Policy
Policies for the development and submission of Professional Guidelines, Consensus Documents, Health Policy Guidance Statements, and Other Documents.
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Collaborative Documents Policy
Policies for the creation and submission of documents developed in collaboration with other organizations.
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Public Comments Policy
Policies for the development and submission of Public Comments
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Consensus Conferences Policy
Policies for ISHLT's participation in Consensus Conferences
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ISHLT Document Endorsement Policy
Policies for the development and submission of Public Comments