Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Informed written consent * BMI equal to or above 27 kg/m2 * Age 18 years or older * Referred to coronary angiogram (CAG) due to stable angina * Coronary atheromatosis by angiography (obstructive or non-obstructive) * LCBI4mm \>200 by NIRS in a vessel not subjected to coronary intervention Exclusion Criteria: * History of diabetes or HbA1c ≥48 mmol/mol (6.5%) at baseline * Treatment with Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RA) * History of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) * Planned CV intervention (including percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac surgery or transcatheter valve intervention) at time of randomisation * History of heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35% * eGFR \<30 ml/min/1.53 m2 * History of pancreatitis or plasma amylase \>2 times upper normal limit * Impaired hepatic function at baseline (alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>3 times the upper limit of normal) * Pregnancy, planned pregnancy or breastfeeding * Family or history of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2 or familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC) * Hypersensitivity to the active substance (Tirzepatide) or to any of the excipients * Left main stenosis (≥50% diameter or haemodynamically significant) * Chronic total occlusion of any major coronary vessel * Multi-vessel disease or complex anatomy potentially requiring coronary bypass surgery * Coronary anatomy or pathology precluding the safe performance of intravascular imaging in all major coronary arteries not subjected to intervention