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We tested the hypothesis that AF maintained by different substrates responds differently to antiarrhythmic-drug therapy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Methods and Results<\/jats:italic>\u2014The class III antiarrhythmic agent dofetilide was given intravenously at doses of 10 (D10) and 80 (D80) \u03bcg\/kg to dogs with AF induced either (1) after 7 days of RAP at 400 bpm or (2) in the presence of CHF induced by rapid ventricular pacing. Dofetilide terminated AF in all CHF dogs, but D10 failed to terminate AF in any RAP dog, and D80 terminated AF in only 1 of 5 RAP dogs (20%) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01 for efficacy in CHF versus RAP dogs). Dofetilide was highly effective in preventing AF induction by atrial burst pacing in dogs with CHF but was totally ineffective in dogs with RAP. Dofetilide increased atrial effective refractory period and AF cycle length to a greater extent in CHF dogs. Epicardial mapping with 248 bipolar electrodes showed that CHF-related AF was often due to macroreentry, with dofetilide terminating AF by causing block in reentry circuits. RAP-related AF was due to multiple\u2013wave front reentry, with dofetilide slowing reentry and decreasing the number of simultaneous waves, but not sufficiently to stop AF.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\u2014The mechanism underlying AF importantly influences dofetilide efficacy. 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