Determinants of cardiovascular mortality in a cohort of primary care patients with chronic ischemic heart disease. BARBANZA Ischemic Heart Disease (BARIHD) study.

Background: Prognosis of chronic patients with established ischemic heart disease (IHD) is not fully understood. The objective was to determine which factors are related to cardiovascular death and hospitalizations in patients with IHD within a primary care network.

Materials And Methods: A cohort study was carried out by 69 primary care providers in Spain in 2007.