I recall attending the Second Meeting on Cardiac Physical Examination, held at the Kobe Expo Hotel by Professor Yoshikawa in 2004. Unfortunately, the two-day event felt somewhat beyond my level of knowledge at the time. The most memorable moment was a case involving a cardiac symptom, in which Dr. Fukuda—I believe—diagnosed the patient with constrictive pericarditis solely on the basis of physical examination.
While I am now capable of diagnosing constrictive pericarditis based solely on physical findings, at the time I was overwhelmed—and even intimidated—by the idea. As a result, I distanced myself from the scientific community that focused on physical examination and did not attend any further lectures on the subject for many years—until I was invited to give a lecture at a meeting in 2021.
I am deeply honored to have been appointed as an executive member of this distinguished group, composed of leading experts in cardiac physical examination, as you can see in the picture.
I will devote myself to contributing to the education of physicians and medical staff, so that patients with heart disease may benefit from the old but still useful clinical expertise even in an era increasingly dominated by advanced imaging technologies.
I will devote myself to contributing to the education of physicians and medical staff, so that patients with heart disease may benefit from the old but still useful clinical expertise even in an era increasingly dominated by advanced imaging technologies.