BIBR 953 ZW in Healthy Elderly Subjects

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy male and female elderly subjects as determined by results of screening
• Signed written informed consent in accordance with GCP and local legislation
• Age ≥ 65, no upper limit
• BMI ≥ 18.5 and ≤ 29.9 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• Any finding at the medical examination (including blood pressure, pulse rate and ECG) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance
• Clinically relevant gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunologic, hormonal disorders
• History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells and blackouts
• Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders
• Chronic or relevant acute infections
• History of

• allergy/hypersensitivity (including drug allergy) which is deemed relevant to the trial as judged by the investigator
• any bleeding disorder including prolonged or habitual bleeding
• other hematologic disease
• cerebral bleeding (e.g. after a car accident)
• cranio-cerebral trauma
• Intake of drugs with a long half-life (> 24 hours) within 1 month prior to administration
• Use of any drugs that might influence the results of the trial within 10 days prior to administration or during the trial
• Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within 2 months prior to administration or during trial
• Smoker (> 10 cigarettes or 3 cigars or 3 pipes/day) or inability to refrain from smoking on study days
• Alcohol intake (>30 - 40 g/day)
• Drug abuse
• Blood donation within 1 month prior to administration or during the trial
• Excessive physical activities within 5 days prior to administration or during the trial
• Any laboratory value outside the clinically accepted reference range
• History of any familial bleeding disorder
• Thrombocytes < 140000/μl (male) or < 156000/μl (female)