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We propose two novel, spatiotemporal indices for processing BSPM data and test their clinical applicability through a comparison with the recently proposed non-dipolar component index (NDI) for prediction of single-procedure catheter ablation (CA) success rate in persAF patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> BSPM recordings were obtained with a 252-lead vest in 13 persAF patients (8 men, 63 \u00b1 8\u00a0years, 11 \u00b1 13\u00a0months sustained AF duration) before undergoing CA. Each recording was divided into seven 1-min segments of high signal quality. Spatiotemporal ventricular activity (VA) cancellation was applied to each segment to isolate atrial activity (AA). The two novel indices, called error-ratio, normalized root-mean-square error (ER<jats:sub>NRMSE<\/jats:sub>) and error-ratio, mean-absolute error (ER<jats:sub>ABSE<\/jats:sub>), were calculated. These indices quantify the capacity of a subset of BSPM vest electrodes to accurately represent the AA, and AA dominant frequency (DF), respectively, on all BSPM electrodes over time, compared to the optimal principal component analysis (PCA) representation. The NDI, quantifying the fraction of energy retained after removal of the three largest PCs, was also calculated. The two novel indices and the NDI were statistically compared between patient groups based on single-procedure clinical CA outcome. Finally, their predictive power for univariate CA outcome classification was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis with cross-validation for a logistic regression classifier.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Patient clinical outcomes were recorded 6\u00a0months following procedures, and those who had an arrhythmia recurrence at least 2\u00a0months post-CA were defined as having a negative outcome. Clinical outcome information was available for 11 patients, 6 with arrhythmia recurrence. Therefore, a total of 77 1-min AA-BSPM segments were available for analysis. Significant differences were found in the values of the novel indices and NDI between patients with arrhythmia recurrence post-ablation and those without. ROC analysis showed the best CA outcome predictive performance for ER<jats:sub>NRMSE<\/jats:sub> (AUC = 0.77 \u00b1 0.08, sensitivity = 76.2%, specificity = 84.8%).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Significant association was found between the novel indices and CA success or failure. 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