For people ages up to 17 years
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and Females, 28 days to < 18 years of age, inclusive
- Congenital or acquired heart diseases requiring chronic anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis (eg, single ventricle physiology including all 3 stages of palliation, dilated cardiomyopathy, Kawasaki disease with coronary aneurysms, and pulmonary hypertension)
- Eligible participants include those who newly start anticoagulants and those who are currently on VKA or LMWH or other anticoagulants for thromboprophylaxis
- Able to tolerate enteral medication [eg, by mouth, nasogastric tube, or gastric tube]
- Participants 28 days to < 3 months must be able to tolerate oral/nasogastric tube (NGT)/gastric tube (GT) feeds for at least 5 days prior to randomization
Exclusion Criteria:
- Recent thromboembolic events less than 6 months prior to enrollment
- Weight < 3 kg
- Use of aggressive life-saving therapies such as ventricular assist devices (VAD) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at the time of enrollment
- Artificial heart valves and mechanical heart valves
- Known inherited bleeding disorder or coagulopathy (e.g. hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, etc.)
- Active bleeding at the time of enrollment
- Any major bleeding other than perioperative in the preceding 3 months
- Known intracranial congenital vascular malformation or tumor
- Confirmed diagnosis of a GI ulcer
- Known antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply