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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ISHLT Statement on Transplant Ethics
27 June 2022
ISHLT holds that there should be explicit policies, open to public scrutiny, governing all aspects of … -
Peri-operative Management of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure Undergoing Surgery
23 June 2022
This document represents the first international consensus statement for the perioperative management … -
SCAI SHOCK Stage Classification Expert Consensus Update
31 January 2022
In January 2022, ISHLT endorsed this updated document from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography … -
Evaluation and Management of Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Consensus Statement from ISHLT
2 August 2021
This document is a literature review of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Due to the limited … -
ISHLT Consensus Document on Lung Transplantation in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease: Part I
28 July 2021
This document clarifies disease definitions, describes the extrapulmonary manifestations requiring consideration … -
International Consensus Recommendations for Anesthetic and Intensive Care Management of Lung Transplantation
26 July 2021
This joint endeavor by EACTAIC, SCA, ISHLT, ESOT, ESTS, and AST identifies potentially modifiable perioperative … -
Consensus Document for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates: An Update from ISHLT
24 July 2021
This document assists providers caring for patients with pulmonary disease identify potential candidates … -
ISHLT Consensus Statement for the Selection and Management of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Patients on Ventricular Assist Devices
19 May 2021
This consensus document was developed to address the selection and management of pediatric and congenital … -
2021 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Heart Failure
23 March 2021
Heart failure (HF) data standards are of critical importance, now more than ever. These data elements … -
2020 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Heart Failure
2 November 2020
Developed as an update to the existing 2011 performance measures set, this document describes performance …
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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