title: Trends in Characteristics of CVD in Asia and Japan: The Importance of Epidemiological Studies and Beyond.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan. Electronic address: kitakaze@zf6.so-net.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitakaze
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D057225:Data Mining; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology