Trends in chronic ischemic heart disease mortality in patients with interstitial lung disease in the United States from 1999 to 2023

Fan Wu, Yan Xue, Yinfeng Luan, Fengjun Zhang, Xinlai Ma, Wei Zhang, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Blood Component Collection Department of Shandong, Blood Center of Shandong Province, The First Clinical College of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhang Wei Baoshan Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Studio, Shanghai Baoshan Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Published online on April 25, 2026

Abstract

Chronic Respiratory Disease, Volume 23, January-December 2026.
BackgroundInterstitial lung disease (ILD) patients often have comorbid chronic ischemic heart disease (CIHD), which may worsen prognosis. Large-scale studies on long-term CIHD mortality trends in ILD patients are lacking. This study analyzes CIHD-related ...