Japanese Heart Rhythm Society (JHRS)

The Japanese Heart Rhythm Society was established in May 2015 by a merger between the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society and the Japanese Society of Electrocardiology.

Because these two societies were making contributions in much the same field, a merger between them had been discussed many times over the course of the preceding decade. Both strongly believed that the integration of human and material resources would result in the further advancement of scientific activities in the field of arrhythmia and electro cardiology in Japan.

The new integrated body, the JHRS, continues to engage in activities such as further promoting a multidisciplinary approach in areas such as pathology, diagnosis, and treatment concerning arrhythmia and strengthening coordination between clinical and basic research in the field of electro cardiology, activities that had been established by the respective societies over a 30-year period. They are also striving to promote clinical research related to arrhythmia as well as the education and cultivation of human resources to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cardiac diseases and foster medical development while also contributing to the advancement of public health throughout Japan.