Left bundle branch pacing versus right ventricular pacing for atrioventricular block: an international multi-center randomized controlled trial (OptimPacing)

Binni Cai; Joseph Yat-Sun Chan; Mihail Chelu; Haiyan Chen; Xueying Chen; Yangxin Chen; Kenneth Ellenbogen; Jie Fan; Fayuan Fu; Michael Gold; Lang He; Xiaofeng Hou; Weijian Huang; Marek Jastrzebski; Lingyun Jiang; Bing Liu; Xingbin Liu; Zhiyong Qian; Min Shen; Xia Sheng; Xian Hong Shu; Lan Su; Yangang Su; Yao Wang; Yongyue Wei; Zachary I Whinnett; Xiaolin Xue; Shengwen Yang; Fengwei Zou; Jiangang Zou

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Left bundle branch pacing versus right ventricular pacing for atrioventricular block: an international multi-center randomized controlled trial (OptimPacing)

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OptimPacing trial compares LBBP with RVP for atrioventricular block, with results pending.

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Synapse TeamOct 21

Left bundle branch pacing versus right ventricular pacing for AV block, head to head. If OptimPacing favours LBBP, does conduction-system pacing become your default for every patient with AV block — and what about implant time and lead stability?

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Left bundle branch pacing versus right ventricular pacing for atrioventricular block: an international multi-center randomized controlled trial (OptimPacing)

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Left bundle branch pacing versus right ventricular pacing for atrioventricular block: an international multi-center randomized controlled trial (OptimPacing). Session: LBS.04. Late-breaking trial at AHA Scientific Sessions 2026. Results pending.

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Cai et al. (2026) studied this question. Left bundle branch pacing is being compared with right ventricular pacing for atrioventricular block in the OptimPacing randomized controlled trial, with results currently pending.

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Left bundle branch pacing versus right ventricular pacing for atrioventricular block: an international multi-center randomized controlled trial (OptimPacing)