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The purpose of our study was to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of LBBP in heart failure patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) &amp;lt;50% and left bundle branch block (LBBB).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>All patients with complete LBBB and LVEF &amp;lt;50% were retrospectively included in the study from April 2018 to April 2021 and underwent CRT <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> LBBP implantation. ECG, pacing parameters, the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, echocardiographic measurements, and complications were recorded and analyzed at implant and during follow-up of 1, 6, and 12 months.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Left bundle branch pacing was successful in all 34 patients (mean age 65.6 \u00b1 11.2 years, 67.6% men). A significant decrease in QRS duration (QRSd) was observed after the LBBP operation for 1 month (153.2 \u00b1 1.7 vs. 111.9 \u00b1 2.6 ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). LBB capture threshold and R-wave amplitude remained stable at 12-month follow-up when compared with implantation values (0.62 \u00b1 0.13 V @ 0.4 ms vs. 0.73 \u00b1 0.21 V @ 0.4 ms, 12.02 \u00b1 5.68 mV vs. 8.58 \u00b1 4.09 mV, respectively). LVEF increased significantly (35.28 \u00b1 1.70% vs. 51.09 \u00b1 1.71%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01) accompanied with reduced left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDd; 65.3 \u00b1 1.99 vs. 53.58 \u00b1 2.07 mm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01) and left atrial dimension (LAD; 49.03 \u00b1 1.32 vs. 40.67 \u00b1 1.58 mm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). Normalized LVEF (LVEF \u2265 50%) was found in 70.5% of patients at 12 months. The NYHA classification, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and 6-minute walk test (6MWT) were significantly improved at follow-up of 12 months (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01 vs. baseline). No deaths or heart failure hospitalizations were observed during the follow-up period.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The current work suggested that LBBP was feasible with a high success implantation rate and effective to correct LBBB and improved left ventricular structure and function with a low and stable pacing threshold.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2022.990016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,23]],"date-time":"2022-08-23T05:57:53Z","timestamp":1661234273000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients by using left bundle branch 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