Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase III, Randomised, Double Blind, Parallel-group Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Dabigatran Etexilate 150 mg Twice Daily Compared to Warfarin (INR 2.0-3.0) for 6 Month Treatment of Acute Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Following Initial Treatment (5-10 Days) With a Parenteral Anticoagulant Approved for This Indication.
Brief Summary: The purpose of this trial is to determine the comparative safety and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate 150 mg bid administered orally and warfarin as needed (pro re nata - prn) to maintain an International Normalised Ratio (INR) of 2.0-3.0 for 6 month treatment of acute symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE), following initial treatment (5-10 days) with a parenteral anticoagulant approved for this indication. This trial aims to demonstrate non-inferiority of dabigatran compared with warfarin in patients with acute symptomatic VTE. After achieving non-inferiority, this trial also aims to establish superiority (by means of hierarchical tests) of dabigatran over warfarin.


Options:
A: Inclusion criteria

1. Acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg involving proximal veins, and/or pulmonary embolism (PE) iin patients for whom at least 6 months of anticoagulant therapy is considered appropriate
2. Male or female, being 18 years of age or older
3. Written informed consent for study participation

Exclusion criteria

1. Overt symptoms of VTE for longer than 2 weeks prior to enrolment
2. PE satisfying at least one of the following criteria: Haemodynamic instability, embolectomy is indicated or performed, thrombolytic therapy is indicated or performed, or suspected source of PE is other than the legs
3. Actual or anticipated use of vena cava filter
4. Contraindications to anticoagulant therapy
5. Patients who in the investigators opinion should not be treated with warfarin
6. Allergy to heparins or other alternate approved therapy used for initial treatment, warfarin or dabigatran, or to one of the excipients included in these medications
7. Patients who in the investigators judgement are perceived as having an excessive risk of bleeding
8. Known anaemia
9. Need of anticoagulant treatment for disorders other than VTE
10. Recent unstable cardiovascular disease
11. Elevated AST or ALT \> 2x ULN
12. Liver disease expected to have any potential impact on survival
13. Patients who have developed transaminase elevations upon exposure to ximelagatran
14. Severe renal impairment
15. Women who are pregnant, nursing, or of childbearing potential who refuse to use a medically acceptable form of contraception
16. Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational drug during the last 30 days or previous participation in this study
17. Patients considered unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female 18 years or older who has been hospitalised for chest pain and potential ACS
* Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at enrollment and be willing to use 2 methods of reliable contraception

Exclusion Criteria:

* Persons with moderate or severe liver disease
* Persons who have already been treated with an invasive (angioplasty) procedure for the current episode of ACS
* Persons who are being treated with blood clotting agents that cannot be stopped
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed acute symptomatic proximal PE with or without symptomatic DVT

Exclusion Criteria:

* Legal lower age limitations (country specific)
* Thrombectomy, insertion of a caval filter, or use of a fibrinolytic agent to treat the current episode of DVT and/or PE
* Other indication for VKA than DVT and/or PE
* The pre-randomization anti-coagulant treatment (Criteria # 4) has been prolonged from 36 hours to a maximum of 48 hours.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients presenting or admitted to hospital with symptoms suspected to represent an acute coronary syndrome.
* Able to randomize within 24 hours of the onset of the most recent episode of symptoms.
* At least one of the following additional criteria: (1) Troponin T of I or CK-MB above the upper limit of normal for the local institution and/or (2) ECG changes compatible with ischemia
* Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age \< 21 years
* Any contraindication to low molecular weight heparin
* Hemorrhagic stroke within the last 12 months
* Indication for anticoagulation other than ACS.
* Pregnancy or women of childbearing potential who are not using an effective method of contraception
* Co-morbid condition with life expectancy less than 6 months
* Prior enrollment in one of the fondaparinux ACS trails or currently receiving an experimental pharmacologic agent

Answer: A