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This study aimed to investigate the underlying causes of mortality over a 10-year period in patients diagnosed with stable angina pectoris (SAP) and CSF. Materials and Methods: This study included patients with SAP who underwent coronary angiography from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012. All patients displayed CSF despite having angiographically normal coronary arteries. Hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), hyperlipidaemia, medication compliance, comorbidities, and laboratory data were recorded at the time of angiography. Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count (TFC) was calculated for each patient. The cardiovascular (CV) and non-CV causes of long-term mortality were assessed. Results: A total of 137 patients with CSF (93 males; mean age: 52.2 \u00b1 9.36 years) were included in this study. Twenty-one patients (15.3%) died within 10 years of follow-up. Nine (7.2%) and 12 (9.4%) patients died of non-CV and CV causes, respectively. Total mortality in patients with CSF was associated with age, HT, discontinuation of medications, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. The mean TFC was associated with CV mortality. Conclusion: Patients with CSF exhibited a notable increase in cardiovascular-related and overall mortality rates after 10 years of follow-up. 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