Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase III, Randomised, Multicenter, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Active Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Dabigatran Etexilate (150 mg Bid) Compared to Warfarin (INR 2.0-3.0) for the Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism.
Brief Summary: The general aim of this study is to determine the comparative safety and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate administered orally and warfarin (International Normalized Ratio (INR) of 2.0-3.0) for the long-term treatment and secondary prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism in patients who have been successfully treated with standard doses of an approved anticoagulant for three to twelve months for confirmed acute symptomatic Venous Thrombo-embolism.


Options:
A: Inclusion criteria:

1. Patients with confirmed symptomatic PE or proximal DVT of the leg(s) who have been treated for 6 to 18 months with therapeutic dosages (intended INR between 2-3) of an oral VKA (e.g. warfarin, acenocoumarol, phenprocoumon, or fluindione) or RE-COVER study medication up to the moment of screening for the current study.
2. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

1. Younger then 18 years of age
2. Indication for VKA other than DVT and/or PE
3. Patients in whom anticoagulant treatment for their index PE or DVT should be continued
4. Active liver disease or liver disease decreasing survival (e.g. acute hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis) or ALAT \> 3 x ULN
5. Creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min
6. Acute bacterial endocarditis
7. Active bleeding or high risk for bleeding.
8. Uncontrolled hypertension (investigators judgement)
9. Intake of another experimental drug within the 30 days prior to randomization into the study
10. Life expectancy \<6 months
11. Childbearing potential without proper contraceptive measures\*, pregnancy or breast feeding
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* 21 years of age or older; male or female.
* Able to provide written informed consent.
* History of documented AF within the prior 12 months
* A moderate to high risk of stroke, as defined by CHADS2 index score of at least 2

Exclusion Criteria:

* Transient atrial fibrillation secondary to other reversible disorders
* Subjects with moderate or severe mitral stenosis, unresected atrial myxoma, or a mechanical heart valve
* Subjects with any contraindication for anticoagulant agents;
* Subjects with conditions associated with high risk of bleeding or have known or suspected hereditary or acquired bleeding disorders
* Females of childbearing potential including the following:

  * Females with a history of tubal-ligation
  * Females less than 2 years post-menopausal
C: Inclusion criteria Patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), at moderate to high risk of stroke, or systemic embolism with at least one additional risk factor (i.e. previous ischemic stroke, TIA, or systemic embolism, left ventricular dysfunction, age \>=75 years, age \>=65 with either diabetes mellitus, history of coronary artery disease or hypertension)

Exclusion criteria

1. Prosthetic heart valves requiring anticoagulation per se, or hemodynamically relevant valve disease that is expected to require surgical intervention during the course of the study
2. Severe, disabling stroke within the previous 6 months, or any stroke within the previous 14 days
3. Conditions associated with an increased risk of bleeding
4. Contraindication to warfarin treatment
5. Reversible causes of atrial fibrillation (e.g., cardiac surgery, pulmonary embolism, untreated hyperthyroidism).
6. Plan to perform a pulmonary vein ablation or surgery for cure of the AF
7. Severe renal impairment (estimated creatinine clearance \<=30 mL/min)
8. Active infective endocarditis
9. Active liver disease
10. Women who are pregnant, lactating, or of childbearing potential who refuse to use a medically acceptable form of contraception throughout the study
11. Anaemia (haemoglobin \<100g/L) or thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<100 x 109/L)
12. Patients who have developed transaminase elevations upon exposure to ximelagatran
13. Patients who have received an investigational drug in the past 30 days or are participating in another drug study
14. Patients considered unreliable by the investigator concerning the requirements for follow-up during the study and/or compliance with study drug administration, has a life expectancy less than the expected duration of the trial due to concomitant disease, or has any condition which in the opinion of the investigator, would not allow safe participation in the study (e.g., drug addiction, alcohol abuse)
15. Any known hypersensitivity to galactose if the warfarin used contains galactose.
D: Inclusion criteria:

Inclusion_Criteria

* Acute symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
* Pulmonary embolism (PE) 3-12 months prior to screening, which has been documented by objective testing

Exclusion criteria:

Exclusion_Criteria

* Symptomatic DVT or PE at screening Interruption of anticoagulant therapy for 2 or more weeks during the 3-12 months of treatment for the prior VTE.
* Patients who in the investigators judgement are perceived as having an excessive risk of bleeding Elevated Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or Alanine tranminase (ALT) \> 2x ULN
* Severe renal impairment (estimated creatinine clearance \<= 30 ml/min)

Answer: D