Documents Under Development
Below you will find all of the documents currently being developed under the purview of the Standards and Guidelines Committee. If you have questions about a particular project, please contact the listed Project Leader(s) (ISHLT Consensus Documents), ISHLT Representatives (Joint Documents) or ISHLT Staff (Endorsements).
ISHLT Consensus Documents
Project Title | Document Type | Sponsoring IDN | Current Document Development Stage |
Guidelines for Processing Explanted Native and Allograft Lungs Project Leads: Annalisa Angelini, Anja Roden | Consensus Document | PATH | Writing underway |
Palliative Care in Patients Prior to or Following Heart Transplantation, Lung Transplantation, or Mechanical Circulatory Support Implantation: An ISHLT Expert Consensus Statement Project Leads: Betsy Blume, Rebecca Colman, Christiane Kugler | Consensus Document | NAH | Writing underway |
ISHLT 2025 Working Classification of Lung Allograft Pathology Project Leads: Fiorella Calabrese, David Hwang, Deborah Levine, Glen Westall | Consensus Document | ALFTX | Writing underway |
Summary of the Consensus Conference on the Evolving Role of Nursing Professionals In Thoracic Transplantation Project Leads: Angela Velleca, Bernice Coleman | Consensus Document | NAH | Writing underway |
Engagement of Social Support Systems in Patients being Considered for and Following Advanced Heart and Lung Therapies: An ISHLT Expert Consensus Statement Project Leads: Samantha Anthony, Fabienne Dobbels, Cassie Kennedy, Coleen McIlvennan, Michael Petty, Melissa Sanchez | Consensus Document | NAH | Undergoing revision following Expert/JHLT/Peer Review |
Assessing and Addressing Frailty in Candidates for Lung Transplantation: A Consensus Statement Project Leads: Michaela Anderson, Jonathan Singer | Consensus Document | ALFTX | Undergoing revision following Expert/JHLT/Peer Review |
Guidelines for Processing Explanted Native and Allograft Hearts Project Leads: Annalisa Angelini, Anja Roden | Consensus Document | PATH | Undergoing Revision Following Expert & Peer Review |
Baseline Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Definition, Timing, and Implications for Outcomes - An ISHLT Consensus Document Project Leads: Jens Gottlieb, Kieran Halloran | Consensus Document | ALFTX | Revised Draft sent to Reviewers for approval |
ISHLT Consensus Statement on Acute Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Definition, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches, and Areas for Research Project Leads: Stephen Juvet, Ciara Shaver, Greg Snell | Consensus Document | ALFTX | Undergoing Final Review by Statements & Publications Committee |
Diagnosis and Management of Short Telomere Syndrome and Lung Transplantation Project Leads: Andrew Courtwright, John Mackintosh, John McDyer | Consensus Document | ALFTX | Submitted to JHLT for publication |
ISHLT Consensus Document on Primary Graft Dysfunction in Heart Transplantation Project Lead: Jon Kobashigawa | Consensus Document | AHFTX | Submitted to JHLT for publication |
Consensus Document on Xenotransplantation in the Treatment of End-Stage Cardiac and Pulmonary Disease Project Leads: Mandeep Mehra, Muhammad Mohiuddin, Bruno Reichart | Consensus Document | AHFTX | Submitted to JHLT for publication |
ISHLT Statement on Pulmonary Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Proposed Graft, Antibody, and Pathology (GAP) Definition Project Leads: Fiorella Calabrese, Ramsey Hachem, Deborah Levine | ISHLT Document | ALFTX | Undergoing Revision Following Expert Review |