背景:心脏瓣膜病通常不被认为是一个主要的公共卫生问题。本研究旨在评价其患病率以及其对普通人群总生存率的影响。方法:采用基于人群的研究,从经超声心动图前瞻性评价的普通人群中随机选择11911例成人获取相关资料;同时对一项社区研究中经临床超声心动图评估的16501例成人的资料进行分析。 Background: Heart valve disease is not generally considered a major public health problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and impact on overall survival in the general population. METHODS: Based on population-based studies, 11911 adults were randomly selected from among the general population who were prospectively evaluated by echocardiography. Data were also analyzed for 16,501 adults who were evaluated by clinical echocardiography in a community study .