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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Heart failure in adults" and "Society guideline links: Arrhythmias in adults" and "Society guideline links: Atrial fibrillation" and "Society guideline links: Supraventricular arrhythmias" and "Society guideline links: Ventricular arrhythmias" and "Society guideline links: Cardiac valve disease" and "Society guideline links: Cardiomyopathy" and "Society guideline links: Myocarditis".)
International
●International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT): Listing criteria for heart transplantation – A 10-year update (2006, updated 2016)
●World Health Organization (WHO): Blood donor counseling – Implementation guidelines (2014)
●WHO: Blood donor selection – Guidelines on assessing donor suitability for blood donation (2012)
United States
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) (2021)
Brazil
●Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine (BSTM): 2nd Brazilian consensus on Chagas disease (2015)
Europe
United Kingdom