A method of treating a thrombotic disorder selected from arterial thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism, kidney embolism, cerebral embolism, first or recurrent myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, arterial embolism, atherosclerosis, unstable angina, arterial fibrillation, stroke, or venous thrombosis including primary and secondary deep vein thrombosis in a mammal comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of 4-(2,4-Difluoro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 1-[(4-chloro-phenyl)-amide] 2-[(2-oxo-2H-[1,3′]bipyridinyl-6′-yl)-amide] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.