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Our study was conducted to assess the feasibility, safety, and outcomes of permanent LBBP in infranodal AVB and PICM patients. Patients with infranodal AVB and PICM who underwent LBBP for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) were included. Clinical evaluation and echocardiographic and electrocardiographic assessments were recorded at baseline and follow-up. Permanent LBBP upgrade was successful in 19 of 20 patients with a median follow-up duration of 12 months. QRS duration (QRSd) increased from 139.3 \u00b1 28.0 ms at baseline to 176.2 \u00b1 21.4 ms (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) with right ventricular pacing (RVP) and was shortened to 120.9 \u00b1 15.2 ms after LBBP (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). The mean LBBP threshold was 0.7 \u00b1 0.3 V at 0.4 ms at implant and remained stable during follow-up. The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) increased from 36.3% \u00b1 6.5% to 51.9% \u00b1 13.0% (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) with left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) reduced from 180.1 \u00b1 43.5 to 136.8 \u00b1 36.7 ml (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) during last follow-up. LBBP paced beyond the site of block, which results in a low pacing threshold with a high success rate in infranodal AVB patients. 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