The three purposes of this study are the following: * To compare during a 6-month treatment the safety and effectiveness of idrabiotaparinux (SSR126517) with that of idraparinux (SR34006), taking into account new events of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and bleeding risk; * To compare the activities of idrabiotaparinux and idraparinux directly in blood during and after a 6-month treatment; * To check the ability of avidin (SSR29261) to reverse the blood thinning activity of idrabiotaparinux at the end of a 6-month treatment period.
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Bioequipotency sub-study: idrabiotaparinux/idraparinux ratio for pharmacodynamic exposure parameters
Timeframe: Day 183
Avidin neutralizing effect substudy: decrease in anti-Xa activity between the start and end of the avidin infusion
Timeframe: Day 183 to Day 188