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{{JC info
| title=Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation
| abbreviation=RE-LY
| expansion=Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy
| published=2009
| author=Connolly SJ, et al
| journal=The New England Journal of Medicine
| year=2009
| volume=361
| issue=12
| pages=1139-51
| pmid=19717844
| fulltexturl=http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0905561
| pdfurl=http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa0905561
| status=Under Review
}}
==Clinical Question==
Is dabigatran (brand name Pradaxa) safe for use in patients with atrial fibrillation when compared to warfarin in terms of stroke and bleeding risks.

==Conclusion==
In comparison to warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation, dabigatran given at a dose of 110 mg demonstrated similar stroke and lower bleeding rates.  At  150 mg, dabigatran use was associated with lower rates of stroke and systemic embolism but similar rates of major hemorrhage. 

==Major Points==

==Design==
*Randomized, prospective, blinded, multinational study
*Patients recruited from 951 clinical sites in 44 countries
*3 treatment groups: Warfarin, Dabigatrin 110 mg BID, Dabigatrin 150 mg BID
*Dabigatrin groups were blinded, Warfarin was not
*Followed for 2 years

==Inclusion Criteria==
*A-Fib on screening ECG or within the past 6 months AND one of the following:
**Previous stroke or TIA
**LVEF<40%
**NYHA class II or higher w/ in past 6 months
**age at least 75 yrs or 64-74 plus DM, HTN, or CAD

==Exclusion Criteria==
*Severe heart-valve disorder 
*Stroke within 14 days or severe stroke within 6 months 
*Condition increasing risk of hemorrhage
*CRCL <30mL/min 
*Active liver disease 
*Pregnancy
*Recent surgery

==Interventions==
Three groups, of which Dabigatran participants were blinded and Warfarin participants were not
*Warfarin, adjusted dose, goal INR 2.0-3.0
*Dabigatran 110 mg BID
*Dabigatran 150 mg BID

==Outcome==
 

===Primary Outcomes===
*Stroke or Systemic Embolism
**stroke: sudden onset of focal neuro deficit, location consistent with major vessel
**systemic embolism: acute vascular occlusion of extremity or organ, by imaging, surgical confirmation, or autopsy
**Warfarin: 1.69%/year
**Dabigatran 110mg: 1.53%/yr   RR of 0.91 (CI 0.74-1.11)
**Dabigatran 150mg: 1.11%/yr   RR of 0.66 (CI 0.53-0.82)
**Both Dabigatran doses non-inferior to Warfarin with 150 mg dose being superior to Warfarin

*Primary safety outcome: Major Bleeding (all other bleeding considered minor)
**Defined as: Hg drop of 20 g/L, transfusion of 2 units PRBC, or symptomatic bleed in critical area or organ
**Life-threatening bleed (subcategory)
***fatal bleed, symptomatic ICH, decrease in Hgb of at least 50 g/L, transfusion of 4 units PRBC, inotropic agents or surgery required
**Warfarin:  3.36%/yr
**Dabigatran 110mg:  2.71%/yr  RR of 0.80 (CI 0.69–0.93)
**Dabigatran 150mg:  3.11%/yr  RR of 0.93 (CI 0.81–1.07)
**Intracranial bleeding higher in Warfarin group than either Dabigatran group (stat significant)
**Dabigatran 150 mg higher rate of GI bleed than Warfarin

===Secondary Outcomes=== 
*Hemorrhagic stroke
*Death
*MI
*PE
*TIA
*Hospitalization

{|class="wikitable"
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Group'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Hem Stroke'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''MI'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''PE'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Hospitalization'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Death'''
|-
| Warfarin||0.38%/yr||0.53%/yr||0.09%/yr||20.8%/yr||4.13%/yr||
|-
| Dabigatran 110||0.12%/yr||0.72%/yr||0.12%/yr||19.4%/yr||3.75%/yr||
|-
| Dabigatran 150||0.10%/yr||0.74%/yr||0.15%/yr||20.2%/yr||3.64%/yr||
|-
| Dabigatran 110 RR||0.31 (CI 0.17-0.56)||1.35 (0.98–1.87)||1.26 (0.57–2.78)||0.92 (0.87–0.97)||0.91 (0.80–1.03)||
|-
| Dabigatran 150 RR||0.26 (CI 0.14-0.49)||1.38 (1.00–1.91)||1.61 (0.76–3.42)||0.97 (0.92–1.03)||0.88 (0.77–1.00)||
|}

===Subgroup analysis===

==Criticisms==
 


==Funding==
Funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and coordinated by the Population Health Research Institute (Hamilton, ON, Canada)

==See Also==
*[[Atrial fibrillation]]
*[[Dabigatran]]

==References==
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