Overview of the 78th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society: Cardiology in the Information Era: From Bench to Community

The 78thAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society was held in Tokyo on March 21–23, 2014. The main theme was “Cardiology in the Information Era: From Bench to Community”. Because of technological advancements, including computer networking, a vast amount of information from basic and clinical research is being generated in a short time period. This information has great potential to contribute to human health, and some of the results are presented. However, we must remain vigilant, for there are many risks inherent in information generation. To ensure high-quality information, we need to obtain enough knowledge to focus on not only the medicine, but also ethics, and methodology. Moreover, we need to train the specialists, establish economic support, and create a regulatory framework. More than 15,000 people, including paramedical specialists, attended this meeting. The most popular sessions included those on “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis”, “Diabetes Mellitus”, “Atrial Fibrillation”, “Pulmonary Hypertension”, and “Diuretics To Treat Heart Failure”. Even in rather small sessions, attendees participated in discussion, identified opportunities to expand or start research, and were able to update their clinical knowledge. The meeting was successfully completed with a discussion of the future of cardiology. (Circ J2014;78:2140–2145)