EPISODE 3: Why is underdosing of NOACs an issue in clinical practice?

Dr J Goldswain

2 clinical CPD points on completion of MCQ at >70% pass rate

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Question 1
Which dabigatran dose/s were evaluated in the RE-LY® trial?

Question 2
Which of the following were inclusion criteria for the RE-LY® trial?
Question 3
What was the comparator or control in the RE-LY® trial?
Question 4
How many patients were in each of the Dabigatran groups (rounded off)?

Question 5
What was the therapeutic INR in the Warfarin group?

Question 6
What was the TTR in the Warfarin group?

Question 7
What was the primary efficacy endpoint of the RE-LY® trial?

Question 8
What was the primary safety endpoint of the RE-LY® trial?

Question 9
What was the follow-up period for the RE-LY® trial?

Question 10
Why is data from the RE-LY® trial considered to be more robust than data from ROCKET-AF and ARISTOTLE?

Question 11
In the ROCKET-AF study, the lower Rivaroxaban dose was given to:
Question 12
What percentage of patients in ARISTOTLE study received the lower Apixaban dose?
Question 13
In the RE-LY® study, the lower Dabigatran dose was given to:
Question 14
In the RE-LY® trial, which of the following endpoints favoured Dabigatran vs. Warfarin?
Question 15
In the RE-LY® trial, which one of the following endpoints was significantly in favour of both doses of Dabigatran vs. Warfarin?
Question 16
In the RE-LY® trial, which one of the following endpoints was significantly increased only for Dabigatran 150 mg BD vs. warfarin?
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