Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesRandomised controlled trial

Conduction system pacing versus biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization: the CSP-SYNC randomized single center study

EuropacePublished

  • Randomised controlled trial
  • non-inferiority
  • single-centre
  • investigator-initiated

Authors' conclusion

In patients with a Class I indication for CRT, LBBAP was non-inferior to BiV pacing in improving LVEF and provided similar structural and electrical remodelling.

Study context

Population
Patients with Class I indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
Participants
62 patients
Comparison
Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) vs biventricular (BiV) pacing for CRT
  • LBBAPn = 31
  • BiVn = 31reference
Primary endpoint
Change in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)
Follow-up
6 months

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Mean intergroup difference

5.6 %

95% CI 1.6–9.5

P < 0.001 for non-inferiority

By group

LBBAP vs BiV
mean intergroup difference 5.6 % (95% CI 1.6–9.5); P for non-inferiority < 0.001

Secondary outcomes

mL

OutcomeLBBAPBiVmean difference (mL) (95% CI)P value
Change in LVESV−64 (95% CI −78–-50)−40 (95% CI −54–-25)−24 (−44 to −4)P for non-inferiority < 0.001

Change in 6-min walk test and NYHA class

6-min walk test change, non-inferiority
P < 0.001
NYHA class change, non-inferiority
P = 0.011

Temporal trends of LV remodelling and HF hospitalization rates

Comparable between groups

Original publication

Conduction system pacing versus biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization: the CSP-SYNC randomized single center study. Europace. Published 23 August 2025. doi:10.1093/europace/euaf192

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it