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Aim. To evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular events and death depending on baseline coronary collateral blood flow (CBF) in five year follow-up of stable coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. Material and methods. To the study, 579 stable CHD patients included, who during scheduled coronary angiography (CAG) were diagnosed with at least one stenosis in one coronary artery (diameter no less than 1,5 mm), narrowing its lumen by ≥50%. CBF was assessed by Rentrop modified method. In 5 years post index CAG, the cardiovascular events were counted (relapse or worsening of functional class of angina, non-fatal myocardial infarction, coronary bypass surgery, acute stroke) and mortality. Results. In multifactorial analysis (Cox regression) the association revealed of the good CBF with lower cardiovascular mortality (HR 0,5; р=0,02) and all-cause mortality (HR 0,5; р=0,004). In multifactorial analysis (logistic regression) there was association of good CBF with lower rate of relapse/worsening of angina in long term period — (OR 0,36, p=0,002). There was no relation found for CBF condition and non-fatal myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention. Conclusion. By the data from five year follow-up, good CBF correlates with less cardiovascular and all-cause mortality and with the frequency of relapse/worsening of the FC of angina pectoris in chronic CHD patients, including those underwent revascularization, regardless of the severity of disease, coronary flow lesion and other factors associated with cardiovascular complications.