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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Consensus Statements from the ISHLT Consensus Conference: Heart Failure Related Cardiogenic Shock
8 December 2023
This consensus statement summarizes the results of a consensus conference premeeting survey answered … -
Heart Failure Related Cardiogenic Shock: An ISHLT Consensus Conference Content Summary
8 December 2023
This consensus report summarizes the contemporary literature review on heart failure related cardiogenic … -
Dual-Organ Transplantation: Indications, Evaluation, and Outcomes for Heart-Kidney and Heart-Liver Transplantation: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
15 August 2023
This statement describes the impact and assessment of pre-transplant renal and hepatic dysfunction, provides … -
2023 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Coronary Artery Revascularization
7 July 2023
Given the substantial burden of CAD and publication of the 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery … -
The 2023 ISHLT Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10-Year Update
25 May 2023
In 2013, ISHLT published the first official guidelines for implantable MCS. Ten years later, the update … -
COVID-19: Information for Transplant Professionals
4 April 2023
ISHLT has compiled resources for transplant professionals related to the global COVID-19 outbreak. -
The ISHLT/HFSA Guideline on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support
6 February 2023
A collaborative effort commissioned by ISHLT and HFSA has developed this critically-needed guideline … -
ISHLT Guidelines for the Care of Heart Transplant Recipients
20 December 2022
The ISHLT Guidelines for the Care of HTX Recipients updates the 2010 Guidelines to reflect advances made … -
Reproductive Health after Thoracic Transplantation
25 October 2022
The goal of this statement is to summarize the current evidence and provide guidance surrounding preconception … -
Donor Heart Selection: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Providers
20 September 2022
These guidelines provide evidence-based and expert-consensus recommendations for the selection of donor …
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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