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This study aimed to present the clinical outcome of a pure linear ablation approach without circumferential pulmonary vein isolation (CPVI) over an extended (&gt;5 years) follow\u2010up period.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>From January 2005 to December 2009, 120 consecutive patients (94 men; age, 53.6 \u00b1 10.3 years) with drug\u2010refractory persistent AF that underwent pure linear ablation using AF termination as the desired procedural endpoint were enrolled.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the primary procedure, sinus rhythm was restored by ablation in 75 (62.5%) patients, and the remaining 45 patients in whom AF could not be terminated by ablation received electrical cardioversion. During a median follow\u2010up period of 5.1 (range 3.2\u20137.5) years, sinus rhythm was maintained in 48 (40.0%) patients without any antiarrhythmic drugs after a single procedure. 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