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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ISHLT Guidelines for the Evaluation and Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates
8 August 2024
This guideline document aims to provide tools to help integrate the numerous variables involved in evaluating … -
2024 Update to the 2020 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Heart Failure
8 August 2024
Endorsed by ISHLT, this document is a focused update to the 2020 report and describes performance measure … -
ISHLT/TTS-ID Measles Guidance for the Transplant Community
24 June 2024
The ISHLT Infectious Diseases Professional Community, in collaboration with the Transplant Infectious … -
An ISHLT Consensus Statement on Strategies to Prevent and Manage Hemocompatibility Related Adverse Events in Patients with a Durable, Continuous-Flow Ventricular Assist Device
14 June 2024
This ISHLT Consensus Statement is intended to assist clinicians caring for patients with a CF-LVAD provide … -
Ethical Considerations in Xenotransplantation of Thoracic Organs – A Call for a Debate on Value Based Decisions
22 May 2024
Highlighting ethical considerations regarding heart and lung xenotransplantation, this paper encourages … -
ISHLT 2024 Infection Definitions for Durable and Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
1 May 2024
Infections remain a significant concern in patients receiving both durable and acute MCS devices. This … -
Assessing and Managing Frailty in Advanced Heart Failure: An ISHLT Consensus Statement
19 December 2023
The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide an integrated perspective on the definition of … -
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 …
Document Development Policies
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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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Consensus Conferences Policy
Policies for ISHLT's participation in Consensus Conferences
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Endorsements Policy
Policies for the development and submission of Public Comments
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Health Policy Guidance Statements Policy
Policies for the development and submission of Health Policy Guidance Statements
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Professional Guidelines & Consensus Documents Policy
Policies for the development and submission of Professional Guidelines and Consensus Statements.
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Public Comments Policy
Policies for the development and submission of Public Comments
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Standards Documents Policy
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