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Patients were followed up to 15 months after ablation. Outcomes included use of antiarrhythmic drugs, rate of cardioversions and cardiovascular hospitalization, Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life score, and Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity of Atrial Fibrillation score.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 333 enrolled persistent atrial fibrillation patients underwent ablation. The cardioversion rate decreased by 83% at the 9- to 15-month follow-up. Antiarrhythmic drug utilization decreased by 69% at 12 to 15 months post-ablation. The Kaplan-Meier estimate of freedom from cardiovascular hospitalization was 84.2% (95% CI, 80.2%\u201388.2%) at 15 months. Consistent improvements in mean Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life composite (+50.0) were seen at 6 months, sustained at 15 months, and exceeded the minimum clinically important difference. Improvements in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life scores were significantly better among participants without documented atrial arrhythmia recurrences. By Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity of Atrial Fibrillation symptom classification, &gt;80% of patients were asymptomatic (class 0) at 15 months post-ablation compared with only 0.7% at baseline.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Contact force\u2013guided radiofrequency ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation was associated with a significant decrease in antiarrhythmic drug use, cardioversion rate, and hospitalization. Clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life were observed in all patients. The majority of the patients (&gt;80%) were asymptomatic at 15 months post-ablation. 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