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Little is known regarding the value of the Average Complex Interval (ACI) feature for PersAF ablation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>Using the evolution of AF complexity by sequentially computing AF dominant frequency (DF) along the ablation procedure, we sought to evaluate the value of ACI for discriminating active drivers (AD) from bystander zones (BZ), for predicting AF termination during ablation, and for predicting AF recurrence during follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We included PersAF patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation by pulmonary vein isolation and ablation of atrial substrate identified by Spatiotemporal Dispersion or Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms (&amp;gt;70% of recording). Operators were blinded to ACI measurement which was sought for each documented atrial substrate area. AF DF was measured by Independent Component Analysis on 1-minute 12-lead ECGs at baseline and after ablation of each atrial zone. AD were differentiated from BZ either by a significant decrease in DF (&amp;gt;10%), or by AF termination. Arrhythmia recurrence was monitored during follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We analyzed 159 atrial areas (129 treated by radiofrequency during AF) in 29 patients. ACI was shorter in AD than BZ (76.4\u2009\u00b1\u200913.6 vs. 86.6\u2009\u00b1\u200920.3\u2005ms; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0055), and mean ACI of all substrate zones was shorter in patients for whom radiofrequency failed to terminate AF [71.3 (67.5\u201377.8) vs. 82.4 (74.4\u201398.5) ms; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0126]. ACI predicted AD [AUC 0.728 (0.629\u20130.826)]. An ACI\u2009&amp;lt;\u200970\u2005ms was specific for predicting AD (Sp 0.831, Se 0.526), whereas areas with an ACI\u2009&amp;gt;\u2009100\u2005ms had almost no chances of being active in AF maintenance. AF recurrence was associated with more ACI zones with identical shortest value [3.5 (3\u20134) vs. 1 (0\u20131) zones; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.021]. In multivariate analysis, ACI\u2009&amp;lt;\u200970\u2005ms predicted AD [OR\u2009=\u20094.02 (1.49\u201310.84), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.006] and mean ACI\u2009&amp;gt;\u200975\u2005ms predicted AF termination [OR\u2009=\u20099.94 (1.14\u201386.7), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.038].<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>ACI helps in identifying AF drivers, and is correlated with AF termination and AF recurrence during follow-up. 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