... by Sanofi-Aventis, Research and Development. AM and BA are paid consultants to Sanofi-Aventis, Research and Development. PC is an employee of Sanofi-Aventis, Research and Development. The otherauthors ... recruitmentClinicians were recruited among specialists in DVT, PEand/or AF, from France, the Netherlands and the US.Patients were recruited in France, the Netherlands and the US, either by the specialists ... were recruited in France, the Nether-lands and the US, seven with DVT (the Netherlands, n = 2;US, n = 2; France, n = 3), five with PE (the Netherlands, n= 1; US, n = 2; France, n = 2), six with...