Revision of the 1990 working formulation for the standardization of nomenclature in the diagnosis of heart rejection

S Stewart, GL Winters, MC Fishbein… - The Journal of heart and …, 2005 - Elsevier
In 1990, an international grading system for cardiac allograft biopsies was adopted by the
International Society for Heart Transplantation. This system has served the heart transplant
community well, facilitating communication between transplant centers, especially with
regard to patient management and research. In 2004, under the direction of the International
Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), a multidisciplinary review of the cardiac
biopsy grading system was undertaken to address challenges and inconsistencies in its use …