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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term maintenance of intraprocedural end points of ablation procedures.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:bold>\n              <jats:italic>Methods and Results\u2014<\/jats:italic>\n            <\/jats:bold>\n            Inclusion criteria were (1) a previous ablation procedure of pulmonary vein (PV) encircling performed for drug-refractory persistent atrial fibrillation; (2) a \u201ccomplete\u201d intraprocedural end point, which consisted of voltage abatement inside the lesions, PV disconnection, and exit-block pacing from inside the lesions, attained in all PVs; and (3) stable sinus rhythm documented during a minimum follow-up of 2.5 years after the procedure. Twenty volunteers were selected (12 males, mean age 59\u00b17 years) and underwent a repeat electrophysiological study. After a follow-up of 36.4\u00b14.7 months, complete voltage abatement was maintained around 32 PVs (40.0%), PV disconnection persisted in 12 (37.5%) of the previously isolated PVs, and exit block was present in 39 PVs (48.7%). Ten patients who underwent a redo ablation procedure because of recurrences of atrial fibrillation were used as the control group. Differences in intraprocedural end-point maintenance between the 2 groups were not statistically significant.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:bold>\n              <jats:italic>Conclusions\u2014<\/jats:italic>\n            <\/jats:bold>\n            Common intraprocedural end points such as voltage abatement, PV disconnection, and exit block persist only in a limited number of patients, even when the outcome is favorable during follow-up. 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