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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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 … -
Basic Science and Translational Research Core Competency Curriculum
1 November 2018
The purpose of this compendium is to provide a Core Competency Curriculum in Basic Science and Translational … -
Mechanical Circulatory Support Core Competency Curriculum
1 September 2018
The purpose of this compendium is to provide a curriculum of core competencies in mechanical circulatory … -
Pulmonary Hypertension Core Competency Curriculum
1 June 2018
The purpose of this compendium is to provide a curriculum of core competencies in pulmonary … -
The 2018 ISHLT/APM/AST/ICCAC/STSW Recommendations for the Psychosocial Evaluation of Adult Cardiothoracic Transplant Candidates and Candidates for Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support
27 April 2018
This joint consensus document from international experts provides recommendations for the content of …
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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

