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However, the association between elevated FT4 concentration within the normal range and AF recurrence after cryoballoon ablation in China is unknown.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective and observational study included 453 AF patients who underwent cryoballoon ablation from January 2016 to August 2018. Patients were classified into quartiles based on preprocedural serum FT4 concentration. The clinical characteristics of the patients and the long\u2010term rate of AF recurrence after ablation were assessed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After a mean follow\u2010up period of 17.4\u00a0\u00b1\u00a09.0\u00a0months, 91 (20.1%) patients suffered from AF recurrence. The AF recurrence rate by FT4 quartile was 17.7%, 19.0%, 21.4%, and 22.3% for participants with FT4 in quartile 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001). On multivariate Cox regression, FT4 concentration (HR: 1.187, 95% CI: 1.093\u20131.290, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001) and left atrial diameter (HR: 1.052, 95% CI: 1.014\u20131.092, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.007) were significant predictors of AF recurrence. 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