These are documents that include strategies, information, and either specific graded recommendations (Practice Guidelines) or general recommendations (Consensus Statements) that assist physicians and other healthcare practitioners in making decisions about appropriate measures of care for specific clinical circumstances.

2023

• The 2023 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10- Year Update (Guideline) J Heart Lung Transplant. May 2023.
• The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/Heart Failure Society of America Guideline on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support (Guideline)
  • Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 February.
  • Journal of Cardiac Failure J Cardiac Failure. 2023 February.

  2022

  • The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Guidelines for the Care of Heart Transplant Recipients (Guideline) J Heart Lung Transplant. December 2022.
  • 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension (Endorsement) EHJ. 2022 Oct; 43(38): 3618-3731.
    • Presentation from 2022 ESC Congress
  • ISHLT Consensus Statement: Peri-operative Management of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure Undergoing Surgery (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Sep; 41(9): 1135-1194.
  • Recommendations for Use of Maintenance Immunosuppression in Solid Organ Transplantation (Endorsement) Pharmacotherapy. 2022 Aug; 42(8): 599-633.
    • Executive Summary
  • Reproductive Health after Thoracic Transplantation: An ISHLT Expert Consensus Statement (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 March; 42(3):1-42.
  • Donor Heart Selection: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Providers (Guideline) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Jan; 42(1): 7-29
  • SCAI SHOCK Stage Classification Expert Consensus Update: A Review and Incorporation of Validation Studies (Endorsement) JSCAI. 2022 Jan; 1(1): 100008.

  2021

  • Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: An update from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Nov; 40(11):1349-1379.
  • ISHLT consensus document on lung transplantation in patients with connective tissue disease: Part I: Epidemiology, assessment of extrapulmonary conditions, candidate evaluation, selection criteria, and pathology statements (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Nov; 40(11):1251-1266.
  • Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Nov; 40(11):1301-1326.
  • Selection and Management of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Patients on Ventricular Assist Devices (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Aug; 40(8):709-732. Endorsed by the American Heart Association.
  • 2021 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Heart Failure (Endorsement of Another Society's Consensus Document)
    • Circulation: Cardiovascular Outcomes Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes; 2021 Mar; 14(4): e000102.
    • Journal of the American College of Cardiology J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Apr; 77(16): 2503-2150.

  2020

  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation consensus statement for the standardization of bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Nov; 39(11):1171-1190.
  • 2020 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Endorsement of Another Society's Consensus Statement) Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2020 Nov;13(11).
  • Report from the 2018 consensus conference on immunomodulating agents in thoracic transplantation: Access, formulations, generics, therapeutic drug monitoring, and special populations (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Jul;39(7):1050–1069.
  • Donor heart and lung procurement: A consensus statement (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 June;39(6):501-517.
  • Utilization of hepatitis C virus-infected organ donors in cardiothoracic transplantation: An ISHLT expert consensus statement (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 May;39(5):418-432.
  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines on selected topics in mechanical circulatory support (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Mar;39(3):187-219.
  • 2020 ACC/HFSA/ISHLT Lifelong Learning Statement for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Specialists (Consensus Report) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Mar;75(10):1212–1230.
  • ISHLT Consensus Statement on Donor Organ Acceptability and Management in Pediatric Heart Transplantation (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Jan;39(4):331-341.
   

  2019

  • 2019 HRS expert consensus statement on evaluation, risk stratification, and management of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (Endorsement of Another Society's Consensus Statement) Heart Rhythm. 2019 Nov;16(11):e301-72.
  • 2019 updated consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric pulmonary hypertension: The European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network (EPPVDN), endorsed by AEPC, ESPR and ISHLT (Endorsement of Another Society's Consensus Statement) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Sep;38(9):879-901.
  • Initial skin cancer screening for solid organ transplant recipients in the United States: Delphi method development of expert consensus guidelines (Endorsement of Another Society's Guidelines) Transpl Int. 2019 Sep.
  • HFSA/SAEM/ISHLT clinical expert consensus document on the emergency management of patients with ventricular assist devices (Joint Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Jul;38(7):677-98.
  • Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Definition, Diagnostic Criteria and Approaches to Treatment. A Consensus Report from the Pulmonary Council of the ISHLT (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 May;38(5):493-503.
  • Chronic lung allograft dysfunction: Definition and update of restrictive allograft syndrome―A consensus report from the Pulmonary Council of the ISHLT (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 May;38(5):483-92.
   

  2018

  • Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (Endorsement of Another Society's Statement) Circulation. 2018 May;137(20):e578-622.
  • The management of antibodies in heart transplantation: An ISHLT consensus document (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 May;37(5):537-47.
  • ISHLT Consensus Statement on adult and pediatric airway complications after lung transplantation: Definitions, grading system, and therapeutics (Consensus Statement) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 May;37(5):548-63.
  • 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 (Joint Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jul;37(7):803-23.
    • NEW! Spanish Translation – Recomendaciones de 2018 de ISHLT/APM/AST/ICCAC/STSW para la evaluación psicosocial de los pacientes adultos candidatos a un trasplante cardiotorácico y candidatos a un apoyo circulatorio mecánico a largo plazo
   

  2017

  • 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA/ISHLT/ACP Advanced Training Statement on Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (Revision of the ACCF/AHA/ACP/HFSA/ISHLT 2010 Clinical Competence Statement on Management of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant): A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee (Joint Statement) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jun 20;69(24):2977-3001.
  • Recommendations for the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support: Ambulatory and Community Patient Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (Endorsement of Another Society's Statement) Circulation. 2017 Jun;135(25):e1145-58.
  • Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction, part I: Definition and grading—A 2016 Consensus Group statement of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Consensus Statement) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Oct;36(10):1097-103.
  • An ISHLT consensus document for prevention and management strategies for mechanical circulatory support infection (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Oct;36(10):1137-53.
   

  2016

  • Antibody-mediated rejection of the lung: A consensus report of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Apr;35(4):397-406.
  • The 2015 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the management of fungal infections in mechanical circulatory support and cardiothoracic organ transplant recipients: Executive summary (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Mar;35(3):261-82.
    • NEW! Spanish Translation – Guía de 2015 de la International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation para el tratamiento de las infecciones fúngicas en pacientes con un dispositivo de apoyo circulatorio mecánico o un trasplante cardiotorácico: resumen ejecutivo
  • The 2016 International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation listing criteria for heart transplantation: A 10-year update (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jan;25(1):1-23.
    • Criterios de inclusión en lista de espera para trasplante cardiaco de la International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2016: una actualización de 10 años (Spanish Translation)
  • Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension (Endorsement of Another Society's Consensus Statement) Heart. 2016 May;102(2).
  • 2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update on New Pharmacological Therapy for Heart Failure: An Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure (Endorsement of Another Society's Guidelines) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Sep;68(13):1476-88.
   

  2015

  • 2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (Endorsement of Another Society's Guidelines) Eur Heart J. 2016 Jan 1;37(1):67-119.
  • A consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: 2014 - An update from the Pulmonary Transplantation Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jan;34(1):1-15.
    • Documento de consenso para la selección de los candidatos a trasplante de pulmón: 2014 — Una actualización del Consejo de Trasplante de Pulmón de la International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Spanish Translation)
  • Adult cardiothoracic transplant nursing: An ISHLT consensus document on the current adult nursing practice in heart and lung transplantation (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Feb;34(2):139-48.
  • Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Cardiac Transplantation: Emerging Knowledge in Diagnosis and Management. A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association (Endorsement of Another Society's Statement) Circulation. 2015 May; 131(18): 1608-39
   

  2014

  • An international ISHLT/ATS/ERS clinical practice guideline: diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (Joint Guidelines) Eur Respir J. 2014 Dec;44(6):1479-503.
  • Report from a consensus conference on primary graft dysfunction after cardiac transplantation (Consensus Conference) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Apr; 33(4):327-40.
  • The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the management of pediatric heart failure: Executive Summary (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Sep; 33(9):888-909.
   

  2013

  • 2013 ISHLT Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: Executive Summary (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Feb;32(2):157-87.
  • ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure (Endorsement of Another Society's Guideline) Circulation. 2013 Oct 15;128(16):e240-327
   

  2010

  • The ISHLT Guidelines For The Care Of Heart Transplant Recipients (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Aug;29(8):914-56.
   

  2009

  • Generic Drug Immunosuppression in Thoracic Transplantation: An ISHLT Educational Advisory (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Jul;28(7):655-60.
  • 2009 ESC / ERS Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension (Endorsement of Another Society's Guidelines) Eur Heart J. 2009 Oct;30(20)2493-537.
   

  2006

  • Rationale and Process: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates—2006 (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant 2006 Sep;25(9):1001-2.
  • Optimal Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic Management of Cardiac Transplant Candidates: Approaches to Be Considered Prior to Transplant Evaluation: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates—2006 (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant 2006 Sep;25(9):1003-23.
  • Listing Criteria for Heart Transplantation: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates—2006 (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant 2006 Sep;25(9):1024-42.
  • Heart Rhythm Considerations in Heart Transplant Candidates and Considerations for Ventricular Assist Devices: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates—2006 (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant 2006 Sep;25(9):1043-56.
  • International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates: 2006 Update - A Consensus Report from the ISHLT Pulmonary Scientific Council (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant 2006 Jul;25(7):745-55.
  • Report of the Psychosocial Outcomes Workgroup of the Nursing and Social Sciences Council of the ISHLT: Present Status of Research on Psychosocial Outcomes in Cardiothoracic Transplantation: Review and Recommendations for the Field (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant 2006 Jun;25(6):716-25.
   

  2005

  • Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction Part I: Introduction and Methods (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Oct;24(10):1451-3.
  • Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction Part II: Definition. A Consensus Statement of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Consensus Statement) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Oct;24(10):1454-9.
  • Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction Part III: Donor Related Risk Factors and Markers (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Oct;24(10):1460-7.
  • Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction Part IV: Recipient-Related Risk Factors and Markers (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Oct;24(10):1468-82.
  • Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction Part V: Predictors and Outcomes (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Oct;24(10):1483-8.
  • Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction Part VI: Treatment (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Oct;24(10):1489-500.
  • Scientific Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Introduction to the 2005 Annual Reports (Registry Report) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Aug;24(8):939-44.
   

  2004

  • Practice Guidelines for Management of Heart Failure in Children (Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004 Dec;23(12):1313-33.
   

  2003

  • A Review of Lung Transplant Donor Acceptability Criteria: A consensus report of the ISHLT Pulmonary Council (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2003 Nov;22(11):1183-1200.
   

  2002

  • Maximizing Use of Organs Recovered from the Cadaver Donor: Cardiac Recommendations (Consensus Statement) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Nov;21(11):1153-60.
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome 2001: an Update of the Diagnostic Criteria (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Mar;21(3):297-310.
  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: Executive Summary (Joint Guidelines) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Feb;21(2):189-203.
   

  2000

  • Report of the Xenotransplantation Advisory Committee of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: the Present Status of Xenotransplantation and its Potential Role in the Treatment of End-Stage Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases (Consensus Document) J Heart Lung Transplant. 2000 Dec;19(12):1125-65.
   

  1998

  • International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the American Thoracic Society, the American Society of Transplant Physicians, the European Respiratory Society (Joint Guidelines) Transplantation. 1998 Oct;66(7):951-6.