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We aimed to assess the difference in ventricular electromechanical synchrony and investigate the risk of atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) in patients with LBBAP and RVP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We consecutively identified 40 patients with atrioventricular block and no prior atrial fibrillation. They were divided according to the ventricular pacing sites: the LBBAP group and the RVP group (including the right ventricular apical pacing (RVA) group and the right side ventricular septal pacing (RVS) group). Evaluation of ventricular electromechanical synchrony was implemented using electrocardiogram and two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE). AHRE was defined as event with an atrial frequency of \u2265176\u2005bpm lasting for \u22656\u2005min recorded by pacemakers during follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The paced QRS duration of the LBBAP group was significantly shorter than that of the other two groups: LBBAP 113.56\u2009\u00b1\u20099.66 ms vs. RVA 164.73\u2009\u00b1\u200914.49 ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001; LBBAP 113.56\u2009\u00b1\u20099.66 ms vs. RVS 148.23\u2009\u00b1\u200917.3 ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001. The LBBAP group showed shorter maximum difference (TDmax), and standard deviation (SD) of the time to peak systolic strain among the 18 left ventricular segments, and time of septal-to-posterior wall motion delay (SPWMD) compared with the RVA group (TDmax, 87.56\u2009\u00b1\u200956.01\u2005ms vs. 189.85\u2009\u00b1\u200991.88\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001; SD, 25.40\u2009\u00b1\u200914.61\u2005ms vs. 67.13\u2009\u00b1\u200927.40\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001; SPWMD, 28.75\u2009\u00b1\u200921.89\u2005ms vs. 99.09\u2009\u00b1\u200946.56\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) and the RVS group (TDmax, 87.56\u2009\u00b1\u200956.01\u2005ms vs. 156.46\u2009\u00b1\u200955.54\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003; SD, 25.40\u2009\u00b1\u200914.61\u2005ms vs. 49.02\u2009\u00b1\u200917.85\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001; SPWMD, 28.75\u2009\u00b1\u200921.89\u2005ms vs. 91.54\u2009\u00b1\u200926.67\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). The interventricular mechanical delay (IVMD) was shorter in the LBBAP group compared with the RVA group (\u22125.38\u2009\u00b1\u20099.31\u2005ms vs. 44.82\u2009\u00b1\u200916.42\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) and the RVS group (\u22125.38\u2009\u00b1\u20099.31\u2005ms vs. 25.31\u2009\u00b1\u200921.36\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). Comparing the RVA group and the RVS group, the paced QRS duration and IVMD were significantly shorter in the RVS group (QRS duration, 164.73\u2009\u00b1\u200914.49\u2005ms vs. 148.23\u2009\u00b1\u200917.3\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.02; IVMD, 44.82\u2009\u00b1\u200916.42\u2005ms vs. 25.31\u2009\u00b1\u200921.36\u2005ms, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.022). During follow-up, 2\/16 (12.5%) LBBAP patients, 4\/11 (36.4%) RVA patients, and 8\/13 (61.5%) RVS patients had recorded novel AHREs. LBBAP was proven to be independently associated with decreased risk of AHREs than RVP (log-rank <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.043).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>LBBAP generates narrower paced QRS and better intro-left ventricular and biventricular contraction synchronization compared with traditional RVP. 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