FOUNDED
	October 7, 1970
   	Name		Japanese Society of Cardiovascular Sound
  	Founder	Shoichi FURUTA, MD, Kiyoshi MACHII, MD, Tsuguya SAKAMOTO, MD

HISTORY	
   	Name changed to the Japanese Society of Cardiography in October, 1975
   	Name changed to the Cardiography Society in March, 1982
  	Name changed to the Japanese College of Cardiology in March, 1986

PUBLICATIONS
	Cardiovascular Sound Bulletin (1971-1975)
	Journal of Cardiography (1976-1986)
	Journal of Cardiology (1987-present)
 	   Published monthly from Vol. 25 with Supplements

MEMBERS
	Approximately 8,00

MEETING
	Annual (held in the second week in September)