About the association
CVIT’s Purpose
CVIT’s purpose is to fulfill its responsibility to society to improve the prognosis of cardiovascular disease by promoting improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and the development of an academic culture. It hopes to achieve this by developing and promoting effective and safe catheter treatment for patients with cardiovascular disease, promoting clinical research, and disseminating results. (From Article 3 of the Articles of Incorporation)
CVIT’s History
In 1985, the first Japanese Research Society of Coronary Angioplasty was founded, a precursor of today's Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (CVIT). It was initiated by Dr. Masakiyo Nobuyoshi of Kokura Memorial Hospital and worked to promote the dissemination of interventional techniques and knowledge by publishing detailed information in its journal.
This society developed into the Japanese Society of Interventional Cardiology (JSIC) in 1992, which introduced a system for certifying doctors in addition to publishing a journal.
A few years later, the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Catheterization Therapeutics (JACCT) was founded in 2001, representing a different philosophy for interventional treatment. In addition to publishing a journal, JACCT introduced a specialist system with practical examinations. Both associations held annual conferences and contributed to the dissemination of technology and knowledge. A list of the past presidents of the two associations is given below.
While these two similar associations benefitted from a sense of competition, spreading the human resources, time, and budget over two organizations was inefficient. So, the two associations merged in July 2009 to form the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (CVIT).
(Text: Yoshihisa Nakagawa, Chairman of the CVIT Public Relations Committee)
JSIC Past Presidents
- 1st Masakiyo Nobuyoshi (Kokura Memorial Hospital)
- 2nd Tetsu Yamaguchi (Toranomon Hospital)
- 3rd Hideo Tamai (Kusatsu Heart Center)
- 4th Takaaki Isshiki (Teikyo University Hospital)
JACCT Past Presidents
- 1st Masakiyo Nobuyoshi (Kokura Memorial Hospital)
- 2nd Kazuaki Mitsudo (Kurashiki Central Hospital)
- 3rd Takeshi Kimura (Kyoto University Hospital)
CVIT Past Presidents
- 1st Takaaki Isshiki (Teikyo University Hospital)
- 2nd Takeshi Kimura (Kyoto University Hospital)
- 3rd Masato Nakamura (Toho University Medical Center Ohashi Hospital)
- 4th Yuji Ikari (Tokai University Hospital)
About our organization
Association data
CVIT membership（As of March 31, 2020）
| Regular members | 7,551 |
|---|---|
| Co-medical members | 3,145 |
| Training-related facilities | 676 |
Organization of CVIT
| Organizational configuration | Organizational chart |
|---|---|
| Regular members 6,894 ※As of September 30,2017 Co-medical members Supporting members |
Highest decision - making body General Meeting of Representatives |
| Representatives 276 4% of the total number of regular members Representatives of employee（representatives of regular members） |
Administrative Board |
| Administrators (Board Members) 32 - President 1 - Vice President 1 - Auditors 3 Elected 29, Recommended 3 |
Establishment of various committees |
