title: The basic science that is epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (DCVS), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: lauerm@nhlbi.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lauer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
keywords: LV geometry; change over time; epidemiology; remodeling