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We sought to evaluate the long\u2010term outcome in regard to the LA size and procedural termination.<\/jats:p><jats:p> <jats:italic>Methods:<\/jats:italic> Eighty\u2010seven consecutive chronic AF patients (72 males, 53 \u00b1 10 years) underwent 3D mapping (NavX) and ablation. A stepwise approach including circumferential pulmonary vein (PV) isolation, linear ablation, and continuous complex\u2010fractionated electrogram (CFE) ablation (targeting fractionation intervals of &lt; 50 ms). Electrical cardioversion was applied to those without any procedural termination. The freedom from AF was defined as the maintenance of sinus rhythm without the use of any class I or III antiarrhythmic drugs after the blanking period.<\/jats:p><jats:p> <jats:italic>Results:<\/jats:italic> Among the 87 patients, all received a circumferential PV isolation, 93% a linear ablation, and 59% a continuous CFE ablation. Those with AF procedural termination (n = 30) had a better long\u2010term outcome when compared with those without termination during a follow\u2010up of 21 \u00b1 12 months. Moreover, a Kaplan\u2010Meier analysis showed that in those with an LA diameter of less than 45 mm (n = 49), the freedom from AF rate was higher when procedural termination was achieved (P = 0.004). On the contrary, the outcome was comparable in those with an LA diameter of \u2265 45 mm (n = 38), whether AF procedural termination occurred or not (P = 0.658).<\/jats:p><jats:p> <jats:italic>Conclusions:<\/jats:italic> AF procedural termination was related to the long\u2010term success during chronic AF ablation, especially in those with an LA diameter of less than 45 mm. 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