- Patients with a symptomatic and objectively confirmed Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) (lower limb deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolus (PE)) with mandatory presences of objectively confirmed and treatment requiring DVT, i.e. symptomatic and objectively confirmed distal DVT or objectively confirmed, symptomatic or asymptomatic proximal DVT (confirmation of DVT should be performed by ultrasonography or venography within 48 hous prior to randomisation)