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However, to what extent the delayed RV activation during LBBAP truly resembles that of native RBBB remains unexplored.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study included patients with incomplete RBBB (iRBBB), complete RBBB (cRBBB) and patients who underwent LBBAP. Global and right ventricular activation times were estimated by QRS duration and R wave peak time in lead V1 (V1RWPT) respectively. Delayed RV activation was further characterized by duration, amplitude and area of the terminal R wave in V1.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In patients with LBBAP (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 86), QRS duration [120 ms (116, 132)] was longer compared to iRBBB patients (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 422): 104 ms (98, 110), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001, but shorter compared to cRBBB (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 223): 138 ms (130, 152), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001. V1RWPT during LBBAP [84 ms (72, 92)] was longer compared to iRBBB [74 ms (68, 80), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001], but shorter than cRBBB [96 ms (86, 108), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001]. LBBAP resulted in V1 R\u2032 durations [42 ms (28, 55)] comparable to iRBBB [42 ms (35, 49), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.49] but shorter than in cRBBB [81 ms (68, 91), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001]. During LBBAP, the amplitude and area of the V1 R\u2032 wave were more comparable with iRBBB than cRBBB. 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