Standards & Guidelines
Standards & Guidelines Committee
The ISHLT Standards & Guidelines Committee manages and facilitates the creation of policy and guideline documentations within the Society.
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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Utilization of Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Organ Donors in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
8 March 2020
The advent of therapies for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has allowed for the re-exploration of … -
2020 ACC/HFSA/ISHLT Lifelong Learning Statement for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Specialists
1 March 2020
This Lifelong Learning Statement addresses the competencies required of advanced heart failure and transplant … -
ISHLT Consensus Statement on Donor Organ Acceptability and Management in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
31 January 2020
This statement evaluates reasons for discarding donor hearts and makes recommendations on their acceptance … -
AATS/ISHLT Guidelines on Selected Topics in Mechanical Circulatory Support
23 January 2020
Developed by a writing committee of 25 surgeons and 10 cardiologists, this consensus guidelines document … -
Initial Skin Cancer Screening for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States
10 September 2019
A panel of U.S. dermatologists and transplant physicians conducted surveys to establish skin cancer screening … -
2019 Updated Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
21 June 2019
This 2019 update to the 2016 consensus recommendations was created to deliver an updated, … -
2019 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
9 May 2019
This statement is intended to help cardiologists and other health care professionals involved in the … -
HFSA/SAEM/ISHLT Clinical Expert Consensus Document on the Emergency Management of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices
1 May 2019
This consensus document represents a collaborative effort by HFSA, SAEM, and ISHLT to educate practicing … -
Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, and Approaches to Treatment
3 April 2019
The primary aim of this consensus report is to standardize the nomenclature of CLAD and its clinical … -
Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Definition and Update of Restrictive Allograft Syndrome
3 April 2019
Authors provide a standardized definition of RAS; provide a literature review supporting the development …
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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
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Public Comments Policy
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Consensus Conferences Policy
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ISHLT Document Endorsement Policy
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