Mazdutide for Reducing Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Catheter Ablation in Obese Patients

Ki vehet részt

• Aged 18-75 years (inclusive)
• BMI ≥ 28 kg/m², with waist circumference ≥ 90 cm for male subjects and ≥ 85 cm for female subjects
• Patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing their first AF catheter ablation and maintaining sinus rhythm within 24 hours post-ablation
• Anteroposterior diameter of the left atrium (excluding transverse and superoinferior diameters) measured from the parasternal long-axis view on echocardiography < 55 mm
• Agree to randomization as specified in this study and be able to complete follow-up assessments as required

Ki nem vehet részt

• ### Surgery-related
• Patients with severe coronary artery stenosis without prior PCI
• Prior cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting, mechanical or bioprosthetic valve replacement, etc
• Contraindications to anticoagulant therapy
• Presence of an inferior vena cava filter, or contraindications to right- or left-heart catheterization (e.g., left atrial thrombus, etc.); ### Medications or treatments received prior to screening
• Self-reported body weight change > 5 % within 90 days before screening
• Use (past or current) of anti-obesity medications within 90 days before screening, including sibutramine hydrochloride, orlistat, phentermine, phenylpropanolamine, mazindol, diethylpropion, lorcaserin, phentermine-topiramate combination, naltrexone-bupropion combination, and GLP-1 receptor agonists (liraglutide, benaglutide, semaglutide, tirzepatide, mazdutide), etc
• Use of weight-altering medications within 90 days before screening: systemic corticosteroids (intravenous, oral, or intra-articular administration), tricyclic antidepressants, psychotropic or sedative agents (e.g., imipramine, amitriptyline, mirtazapine, paroxetine, phenelzine, chlorpromazine, thioridazine, clozapine, olanzapine, valproic acid and its derivatives, lithium salts), etc
• Use of weight-modulating Chinese herbal medicines, health supplements, or meal replacements within 90 days before screening; ### Medical history or documented evidence of any of the following disorders
• Prior bariatric-metabolic surgery or planned bariatric-metabolic surgery within 1 year
• Prior severe hypoglycaemia or recurrent symptomatic hypoglycaemic episodes (≥ 2 events within 6 months before screening)
• Abnormal thyroid function (including TSH ≤ 0.1 mIU/L or ≥ 10 mIU/L) within 7 days before screening, or history of thyroid surgery
• Prior suicidal ideation or suicidal behaviour
• Unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within the preceding 1 month
• Stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), intracerebral hemorrhage, or any embolic event within the preceding 1 month
• Severe congenital heart disease, such as tetralogy of Fallot, corrected transposition of the great arteries, etc
• Obesity secondary to underlying diseases or medications: e.g., hypercortisolism (Cushing's syndrome), obesity due to pituitary-hypothalamic injury, obesity following dose reduction/discontinuation of anti-obesity drugs, monogenic obesity, etc
• Confirmed type 1 diabetes mellitus
• History of retinopathy
• Personal or family history of pancreatitis
• Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma
• Personal or family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2
• History of malignant neoplasm or malignant tumour in remission
• History of moderate-to-severe depression; or history of severe psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc
• Life expectancy < 1 year due to malignancy, severe organ failure, or other conditions
• Any other conditions that, in the investigator's judgement, render the subject unsuitable for study participation
• Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 30 % on echocardiography
• Severe hepatic dysfunction (Child-Pugh Class 3), renal insufficiency (eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m²), or a history of renal dialysis, kidney transplantation, or nephrectomy
• Post-procedural 12-lead ECG showing sinus heart rate < 50 beats/min, second- or third-degree atrioventricular block, long-QT syndrome, or QTcF > 450 ms (male), QTcF > 470 ms (female)
• Contraindications or known hypersensitivity to mazdutide; ### Exclusion by laboratory values at screening
• Serum calcitonin ≥ 50 ng/L (pg/mL)
• Fasting triglycerides ≥ 5.64 mmol/L (500 mg/dL)
• Serum amylase or lipase > 2.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN); ### Other criteria
• AF caused by reversible etiologies
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Moderate or greater aortic stenosis, moderate or greater mitral stenosis
• Post-implantation of intracardiac devices, such as pacemaker implantation, left atrial appendage closure, patent foramen ovale closure, atrial septal defect transcatheter closure, etc
• Limb deformity or amputation precluding accurate measurement of height and body weight
• Pregnant or lactating women; subjects (male or female) of child-bearing potential who plan pregnancy within 1 year or decline contraception throughout the study period and for 8 weeks after study completion