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Outline of Organization

・Name Japanese Heart Failure Society
・Number of Members Approximately 4,700
・Object of the Society
It is the Society’s object to contribute to the advancement of medicine, the promotion of health, and the improvement of welfare in our country. To this end, the Society will provide a forum for the presentation of research pertaining to heart failure and other fields related to heart failure, and promote research in heart failure through the exchange of knowledge and information.  The Society will also raise awareness and understanding of heart failure among the general public.
・Activities
1) Hosting scientific meetings and seminars
2) Publication of academic materials
3) Communicating and collaborating with related academic organizations in Japan and abroad
4) Any other activities necessary to achieve the goals of this society

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History of the Society

1996, July 13 The Japanese Heart Failure Society is established.
In response to the increased interest in refractory heart failure, especially in the studies on the pathomechanism of heart failure and large-scale clinical trials and their results, the Heart Failure Society of America and the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology were established. The Japanese Heart Failure Society was established against this backdrop in 1996 by the promoters listed below and held its first General and Scientific Meeting in October 1997 at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Takaragaike, Kyoto. Members at the time numbered 900. line

Promoters of the Society:

Akira Kitabatake, Shinichi Kimata, Shigetake Sasayama, Kunio Shirato, Yasuro Sugishita, Akira Takeshita, Hisayoshi Fujiwara, Hirohide Matsuo, Masunori Matsuzaki, Yoshio Yazaki, Mitsuhiro Yokoyama

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Secretariat

The Japanese Heart Failure Society
c/o Association for Supporting Academic Society (ASAS)
4F, 5-3-13 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-0012
Phone +81-3-5981-6011
Fax +81-3-5981-6012
Mail :
shinfuzen@asas-mail.jp