Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: German Multicenter EPO Stroke Trial (Phase II/III)
Brief Summary: The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study is to determine in a cohort of 506 patients with acute ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory, the effect of a three-day high-dose, intravenous erythropoietin treatment on functional outcome up to a follow-up of 90 days.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory
* Clearly defined time of onset
* Confirmed by MRI (DWI, Flair)
* NIH Stroke Scale ≥ 5
* Age \> 18 years
* Treatment within 6h after onset of symptoms
* Informed consent by patient, relatives or independent physician
* Life expectancy \> 90 days

Exclusion Criteria:

* Coma or precoma (level of consciousness ≥ 2 in NIH Stroke Scale)
* Previous stroke within the same territory
* Intracranial or subarachnoidal hemorrhage
* Traumatic brain injury or brain operation within the last 4 weeks
* Neoplasia, septic embolism, infectious endocarditis
* MRI contraindications
* Renal failure (i.e. dependent on dialysis)
* Known malignant/life-threatening disease
* Known myeloproliferative disorder, polycythemia
* Known allergy or antibodies against erythropoietin
* Participation in other intervention trials
* Pregnancy
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients presenting for kidney transplantation
* Age \> 18
* Deceased donor kidney transplant

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of thrombosis or hypercoagulable state
* Receiving Coumadin or Heparin
* Hemoglobin \>=14 g/dl
* Uncontrolled hypertension
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Heart failure of at least 3 months duration and of New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II, III, or IV
* hemoglobin between 9.0 g/dL and 12.0 g/dL
* left ventricular ejection fraction equal to or less than 40%

Exclusion Criteria:

* Transferrin saturation (Tsat) \< 15%
* Blood pressure \> 160/100 mm Hg
* Heart failure primarily due to valvular heart disease or clinically significant valvular heart disease that might lead to surgical correction within 12 months of randomization
* Recipient of a major organ transplant or receiving renal replacement therapy
* Serum creatinine \> 3.0 mg/dL (\> 265 µmol/L)
D: * INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Age greater than 21 years

Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Referral for primary or rescue angioplasty

Revascularization procedure within 8 hours from the onset of ischemic symptoms

TIMI (Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction) flow grade 0 or 1 in the culprit coronary artery at the beginning of coronary angiography

Successful revascularization of infarct-related artery

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Clinical indication for erythropoietin

STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) due to occlusion of a branch vessel

Any history of prior MI, PCI (Percutaneous coronary intervention), CABG (Coronary artery bypass graft), cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, or CHF (congestive heart failure)

Hypersensitivity to human albumin, mammalian cell-derived products, or erythropoietin

Hematocrit greater than 42% in men or greater than 40% in women at the time of study drug administration

Uncontrolled hypertension at the time of study drug administration

Cardiogenic shock

Need for coronary surgical revascularization as determined at the time of the index coronary catheterization

History of hypercoagulable disorder, thromboembolic event, or venous thrombosis

History of stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack)

History of seizures

Contraindication to MRI

Pregnancy or nursing mother

Answer: A