Standards & Guidelines
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ISHLT Consensus Statement on Adult and Pediatric Airway Complications after Lung TransplantationDefinitions, Grading System, and Therapeutics7 February 2018
This document was developed by a working group convened by ISHLT with the aim of elaborating a universal definition of adult and pediatric airway complications and grading system.
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The Management of Antibodies in Heart Transplantation: An ISHLT Consensus Document4 February 2018
This consensus statement addresses the discussion, consensus points, and research ideas that resulted from an ISHLT endorsed Consensus Conference in Washington, DC in April 2016.
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Nursing, Health Sciences and Allied Health Core Competency CurriculumSecond Edition1 December 2017
This document seeks to update providers in the nursing, health sciences, and allied health fields that care for this patient population with the most up-to-date information.
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Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diseases in Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Core Competency CurriculumSecond Edition1 November 2017
This Core Competency Curriculum Document (CCCD) provides a practical and concise clinical review for medical professionals to develop understanding and management of infectious diseases in recipients of cardiothoracic transplantation and MCS.
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2016 Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft DysfunctionPart I: Definition and grading—A 2016 Consensus Group Statement of ISHLT26 July 2017
The Primary Graft Dysfunction Working Group reconvened in 2016 to update the consensus-based standardized definition and grading system of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) established by the group in 2005.
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An ISHLT Consensus Document for Prevention and Management Strategies for Mechanical Circulatory Support Infection24 June 2017
The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations for the prevention and management of infection in MCS recipients.
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Lung Transplantation Core Competency CurriculumSecond Edition1 June 2017
The purpose of this compendium is to provide a curriculum of core competencies in lung transplantation.
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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA/ISHLT/ACP Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyA Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee1 June 2017
This document focuses on training requirements for cardiologists seeking additional training in AHFTC, a subspecialty of adult cardiology.
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Recommendations for the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support: Ambulatory and Community Patient CareA Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association30 May 2017
The aim of this document is to provide guidance for nonexperts in MCS and to facilitate the informed assessment, stabilization, and transport of the patient with MCS back to the MCS center for definitive therapy.
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Heart Failure and Transplantation Medicine Core Competency CurriculumSecond Edition1 May 2017
The purpose of this Core Competency Document is to provide a compendium of core competencies in the field of heart failure and heart transplant medicine. It serves as an outline with defined learning objectives and detailed contents for the subspecialty.
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2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update on New Pharmacological Therapy for Heart FailureReport of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and HFSA1 September 2016
An update to the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure, these recommendations on the use of new treaments to imporive the care of patients with heart failure.
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Pediatric Heart Failure Core Competency CurriculumFirst Edition1 June 2016
The curriculum set forth in this document represents a succinct but complete framework of the knowledge needed for a pediatric heart failure specialist that is aligned with ISHLT’s Pediatric Heart Failure Guidelines (2014).
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EPPVDN Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension1 May 2016
The multipaper expert consensus statement of the European Paediatric PVD Network provides a specific, comprehensive, detailed but practical framework for the optimal clinical care of children with PH.
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Antibody-Mediated Rejection of the LungA Consensus Report from ISHLT10 February 2016
Developed by an ISHLT working group, this document establishes a consensus definition and diagnostic criteria of pulmonary AMR.
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Guidance for Organ Donation and Transplantation Professionals Regarding the Zika Virus4 February 2016
After careful review of the information available from the CDC, OPTN/UNOS, AST, and ASTS provide the information in this document for transplant centers and OPOs in light of the spread of Zika virus.
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The 2015 ISHLT Guidelines for the Management of Fungal Infections in Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiothoracic Organ Transplant Recipients: Executive Summary19 January 2016
Developed by a panel convened by the ISHLT Infectious Diseases Council, this document summarizes the most current literature in the field of fungal infections related to MCS and heart/lung transplantation. This document is also available en Español.
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The 2016 ISHLT Listing Criteria for Heart Transplantation: A 10-year Update1 January 2016
This focused update concentrates on evolving areas of importance that were not fully addressed in the 2016 Guidelines, including congenital heart disease, restrictive cardiomyopathy and infectious disease. This document is also available en Español.
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2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary HypertensionThe Joint Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of the ESC and the ERS1 January 2016
This guideline, developed by a task force representing the multidisciplinary nature of PH, was developed to update the two previous iterations, published in 2004 and 2009.
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Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Ventricular AssistDevice Support Core Competency CurriculumFirst Edition1 June 2015
This core competency document provides a practical and concise clinical review for medical professionals to develop understanding and management of VADS and the Total Artificial Heart in children with and without congenital heart disease.
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Thoracic Transplant Pharmacy Professionals Core Competency CurriculumFirst Edition1 June 2015
The purpose of this compendium is to provide a concise synopsis of clinical knowledge and associated essential professional skills to facilitate the mastery of pharmacotherapy involved in the care of patients receiving a heart or lung transplant.
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