2-Hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA) to prevent early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: protocol for a randomized controlled trial including detection of AF using a wearable device

Matthew J O'Neill, Zachary T Yoneda, Diane M Crawford, Fei Ye, Mingfang Ao, Lisa M Pitchford, John A Rathmacher, Katherine T Murray, Wendell S Akers, Dan M Roden, Gregory F Michaud, M Benjamin Shoemaker, Matthew J O'Neill, Zachary T Yoneda, Diane M Crawford, Fei Ye, Mingfang Ao, Lisa M Pitchford, John A Rathmacher, Katherine T Murray, Wendell S Akers, Dan M Roden, Gregory F Michaud, M Benjamin Shoemaker

Abstract

Background: Although catheter ablation is an effective therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, AF ablation generates inflammation and oxidative stress in the early postoperative period predisposing to recurrence of AF. Isolevuglandins (IsoLGs) are reactive lipid mediators of oxidative stress injury that rapidly react with endogenous biomolecules to compromise their function. 2-Hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA), a potent small molecule scavenger of IsoLGs, sequesters the reactive species as inert adducts. This mechanism, coupled with reported safety in humans, supports the investigation of 2-HOBA as a novel therapeutic to reduce AF caused by oxidative stress, such as that which occurs after catheter ablation. Accordingly, we seek to test the hypothesis that treatment with 2-HOBA will decrease early recurrence of AF and other atrial arrhythmias following AF ablation by decreasing IsoLG adducts with native biomolecules.

Methods: The proposed trial will randomly assign 162 participants undergoing cryo- or radiofrequency catheter ablation for AF to 2-HOBA (N = 81) or placebo (N = 81). Individuals will begin the study drug 3 days prior to ablation and continue for 28 days. Participants will be given a wearable smartwatch capable of detecting and recording atrial arrhythmias. They will be instructed to record ECGs daily with additional ECGs if they experience symptoms of AF or when alerted by the smartwatch AF detection alarm. The primary clinical endpoint will be an episode of AF, atrial tachycardia, or atrial flutter lasting 30 s or more within 28 days post-AF ablation. Secondary measures will be the change in IsoLG adduct levels from blood samples collected immediately pre-ablation and post-ablation and reduction in AF burden as calculated from the smartwatch.

Discussion: The proposed trial will test the hypothesis that 2-HOBA reduces post-ablation atrial arrhythmias through sequestration of reactive IsoLG species. The results of this study may improve the understanding of the role of IsoLGs and oxidative stress in AF pathogenesis and provide evidence to advance 2-HOBA and related compounds as a new therapeutic strategy to treat AF.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04433091 . Registered on June 3, 2020.

Keywords: 2-HOBA; Ablation; Apple Watch; Atrial fibrillation; Chromosome 4q25; Isolevuglandin; PITX2; Pulmonary vein isolation; Reactive oxygen species.

Conflict of interest statement

L.M. Pitchford and J. A. Rathmacher are employed by MTI Biotech, Inc., Ames, IA.

© 2021. The Author(s).

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